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词条 Christian Schwartz
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  1. Life

  2. Typefaces

  3. References

  4. External links

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Christian Schwartz (born December 30, 1977 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States) is an American type designer. He has been awarded the German Design Award and the Prix Charles Peignot.

Life

A graduate of the Communication Design program at Carnegie Mellon University,[1] Schwartz first worked at MetaDesign Berlin, developing typefaces for Volkswagen and logos for various corporations. He then returned to the US and joined the design staff at Font Bureau.

Schwartz has worked independently in 2001, first forming Orange Italic with product designer Dino Sanchez and recently Schwartzco Inc. He has released commercial fonts with Village, FontFont, Emigre, House Industries and Font Bureau. Many of Schwartz’s typefaces have been proprietary designs for corporations such as Bosch and Deutsche Bahn, both with noted designer Erik Spiekermann, and EMI, for the marketing of George Harrison’s posthumous final album. Schwartz has also designed typefaces for many publications including the US edition of Esquire and the extensive Guardian Egyptian family, with Paul Barnes, for the redesign of The Guardian newspaper in 2005.

Schwartz’s typefaces have been honored by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum,{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} the New York Type Director's Club,{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} and the International Society of Typographic Designers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} His work with Barnes has been honored by D&AD and, as part of the Guardian redesign team, they were shortlisted for the Designer of the Year prize by the Design Museum in London.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} In 2006, Schwartz and Barnes were named two of the 40 most influential designers under 40 by Wallpaper* magazine.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Typefaces

Typefaces designed by Christian Schwartz include:

  • Amplitude, 2003
  • Atlas, 1993
  • FF Bau, 2002
  • Bosch, 2004 (with Erik Spiekermann)
  • Casa Latino!, 1999
  • Deutsche Bahn, 2005 (with Erik Spiekermann)
  • Eero, 2003 (after Eero Saarinen)
  • Elroy, 1993
  • Farnham, 2004
  • Flywheel, 1992
  • Fritz, 1997
  • Guardian Egyptian, 2004 (with Paul Barnes)
  • Hairspray, 1994
  • Harrison, 2002
  • Houston, 2003
  • Local Gothic, 2006
  • Los Feliz, 2001
  • Luxury, 2006 (with Dino Sanchez)
  • FF Meta Headline, 2006 (with Erik Spiekermann & Joshua Darden)
  • Morticia, 1995
  • Neue Haas Grotesk, 2010 (a restoration of Helvetica)
  • Neutraface, 2002
  • Neutraface Slab, 2009
  • FF Oxide, 2005
  • Pennsylvania, 2000
  • Popular, 2004
  • Simian, 2001
  • Stag, 2005
  • Symantec, 2003 (with Conor Mangat)
  • FF Unit, 2003 (with Erik Spiekermann)

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20040301/typography-of-christian-schwartz|title=Typography of Christian Schwartz|date=March 1, 2004|work=Metropolis|accessdate=4 August 2010}}

External links

  • Schwartzco Inc.
  • Christian Schwartz
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5 : 1977 births|Living people|People from Concord, New Hampshire|Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni|American typographers

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