Christopher Burke (design writer) explained
Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.
Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in 1995.
From 1996 to 2001 he taught at the University of Reading, where he planned and conceived the MA in typeface design.[1]
He is probably best known for his 1998 book on the typographer Paul Renner.
Burke's typefaces include Celeste, Celeste Sans, Parable and Pragma.[1]
Works
- Burke, Christopher, Paul Renner: The Art of Typography, Hyphen Press, 1998.
- Burke, Christopher, Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography, Hyphen Press, 2007.
- Neurath, Otto (edited by Matthew Eve & Christopher Burke), From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography, Hyphen Press, 2010.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hibernia Type. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413164645/http://www.hiberniatype.com/. 2012-04-13.
