- Your Task
- Write a bio of your given typographer.
Each of you will be given the name of a modern-day typographer. You’ll research them to create a profile including:
- General biographical information
- A head-shot if possible
- A synopsis of their career
- Notable typefaces they've designed, with prominent samples on your page so we can see their designs and their style.
- What was their approach, goal, their philosophy in their type design?
- Their web site and social media handles, if possible
You’ll present these at the start of each class. We’ll likely do two or three per week. They’ll only be a few minutes each.
Your Task
Create a single-page letter-sized bio in InDesign. The layout should be inspired by the typographer’s typefaces. Other than that, the design is up to you. We’ll share your document with the class so everyone has a bio of each typographer.
Typographers
| Last Name | First Name | First Name | Last Name | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas | Khaled | Adrian | Frutiger | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Al-Shamkhee | Aya | Max | Miedinger | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Bouchard | Emilie-Danni | Robert | Slimbach | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Chan | Alexa | Jonathan | Barnbrook | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Dunnett | Rick | Ray | Larabie | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Ellis-Thompson | Penny | Morris Fuller | Benton | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Epstein | Maya | Eric | Gill | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Forbes | Hazel | Matthew | Carter | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Griswold | Alexander | Charles | Bigelow | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Gusche | Grant | Aldo | Novarese | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Helas | Ludji | Tobias | Frere-Jones | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Johns | Liz | Herb | Lubalin | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Jones | Evan | Sumner | Stone | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Kellett | Emily | Jean François | Porchez | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Laflamme | Zoe | Carol | Twombly | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Laviolette | Myriam | Jan | Tschichold | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Leblanc | Stefan | Luc(as) | de Groot | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Mendonça Mendes | Lorena | Paul | Renner | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Morin | Alison | Frederic | Goudy | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Niboria | Priyankshi | Ed | Benguiat | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Nwafor | Nwando | Stanley | Morison | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Pilotte | Xander | Erik | Spiekermann | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Prevost | Kaiden | Jonathan | Hoefler | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Russell | Peyton | Rudolf | Koch | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Savard Gudjonsdottir | Briet | Hermann | Zapf | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Schiavo | Mina | Zuzana | Licko | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Seye | Jemima | Chester | Jenkins | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Stavinski Da Silva | Rebeca | Jessica | Hische | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Yahfoufi | Daniel | Neville | Brody | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Last Name | First Name | First Name | Last Name | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amedi | Assma | Jessica | Hische | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Bell | Jessica | Ed | Benguiat | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Byrne | Coady | Erik | Spiekermann | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Carboni | Jessica | Paul | Renner | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Davis | Jordan | Herb | Lubalin | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Fang | Julia | Morris Fuller | Benton | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Garcia | Xavier | Luc(as) | de Groot | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Gowanlock | Amelia | Ray | Larabie | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Grant | Jeremy | Jonathan | Hoefler | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Huab | Adrian | Neville | Brody | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Jaber | Rawan | Adrian | Frutiger | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Kydd | Gabriel | Zuzana | Licko | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Lofkrantz | Maggie | Matthew | Carter | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Mackenzie | Maya | Jean François | Porchez | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Martin | Raven | Hermann | Zapf | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Martyn | Dylan | Sumner | Stone | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Monette | Laila | Charles | Bigelow | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Nail | Loubna | Chester | Jenkins | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Patenaude | Justine | Frederic | Goudy | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Rest | Emily | Tobias | Frere-Jones | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Ridha | Jena | Max | Miedinger | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Rogers | Kiera | Rudolf | Koch | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Salibi | Andrew | Eric | Gill | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Scheel | Kristen | Jan | Tschichold | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Shalla | Maria | Jonathan | Barnbrook | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Taylor | Maya | Stanley | Morison | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Trinh | Angel | Carol | Twombly | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Walsworth | Marina | Robert | Slimbach | Sep 22, 2023 |
Write Your Own Text
This assignment requires that you write your own content. It is forbidden to copy text from the web or any other source. When doing one of these assignments. I suggest make your own notes in bullet list form based on your research. Once you’ve done your research you can re-write the text in your own words. Be sure there isn’t even one sentence that is not your own.
No matter how good a writer you are, it’s always a good idea to have someone else proof-read your text.
Avoid Reading
Once you have your page layout done, get familiar with the content. When you present, avoid reading the text. Try to speak it in a more natural manner. Just talk to us about the individual while referring to the key points on your sheet.
You’ve got this!