Christian Schwartz
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Christian Schwartz is an American
type designer. He has been awarded the German Design Award
and the Prix Charles Peignot
.
, 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, the New York Type Director's Club, and the International Society of Typographic Designers
, and 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
. In 2006, Schwartz and Barnes were named two of the 40 most influential designers under 40 by Wallpaper* magazine.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
type designer. He has been awarded the German Design Award
German Design Award
The Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany is the nation's official design award and is presented by the German Ministry for Economics and Technology. The award was given for the first time under the name 'Federal Award for Good Design' in 1969 and thereafter every two years. Moreover,...
and the Prix Charles Peignot
Prix Charles Peignot
The Prix Charles Peignot is a major award in typeface design, given "to a designer under the age of 35 who has made an outstanding contribution to type design" . It is awarded irregularly, typically every three to five years, by the Association Typographique Internationale...
.
Life
A graduate of the Communication Design program at Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, Schwartz first worked at MetaDesign
MetaDesign
MetaDesign is an influential global design consultancy founded by Erik Spiekermann, Uli Mayer-Johanssen and Hans Ch. Krüger. The business has offices in Berlin, Beijing, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Zurich and San Francisco and more than 330 employees....
Berlin, developing typefaces for Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
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
Emigre
Emigre, also known as Emigre Graphics, is a digital type foundry, publisher and distributor of graphic design centered information based in Berkeley, California, that was founded in 1984 by husband-and-wife team Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The type foundry also published Emigre magazine...
, House Industries
House Industries
House Industries is a type foundry and design studio based in Yorklyn, Delaware. The company was created in the 1990s in Wilmington, Delaware by co-founders Andy Cruz and Rich Roat. The company is best known for its typeface creations, which have appeared on television , in film House Industries is...
and Font Bureau
Font Bureau
The Font Bureau, Inc. or Font Bureau is a digital type foundry based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The foundry is one of the leading designers of typefaces, specializing in type designs for magazine and newspaper publishers....
. Many of Schwartz’s typefaces have been proprietary designs for corporations such as Bosch
Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH is a multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. It is the world's largest supplier of automotive components...
and Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, both with noted designer Erik Spiekermann
Erik Spiekermann
Erik Spiekermann is a German typographer and designer. He is a professor at the University of the Arts Bremen....
, and EMI, for the marketing of George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
’s posthumous final album. Schwartz has also designed typefaces for many publications including the US edition of Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, and the extensive Guardian Egyptian family, with Paul Barnes
Paul Barnes (designer)
Paul Barnes is a graphic design and typographer. He has designed several new typefaces.-Career:After an education at the University of Reading, in 1992 he emigrated to the United States to work with Roger Black. In 1995 he left Roger Black and began work as a freelance designer in London...
, for the redesign of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper in 2005.
Schwartz’s typefaces have been honored by the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the New York Type Director's Club, and the International Society of Typographic Designers
International Society of Typographic Designers
The International Society of Typographic Designers is a professional body run by and for typographers, graphic designers, and educators. The society has an international membership and its aims are to establish and maintain standards of typography and to provide a forum for debate.- History :The...
, and his work with Barnes has been honored by D&AD
D&AD
Design and Art Direction is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising...
and as part of the Guardian redesign team they were shortlisted for the Designer of the Year prize by the Design Museum
Design Museum
Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In 2006, Schwartz and Barnes were named two of the 40 most influential designers under 40 by Wallpaper* magazine.
Typefaces
Typefaces designed by Christian Schwartz include:
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Neutraface Neutraface is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Christian Schwartz for House Industries, an American type foundry. It was influenced by Richard Neutra's design principles and was developed with the assistance of Neutra's son and former partner, Dion Neutra.The general purpose versions of... , 2002 |