Ron Carpenter (designer)
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Ron Carpenter was born 1950 in Dorking, England and was trained as a cartographer. Later he became a designer of typeface
. He is a noted British typographer.
In 1986 Carpenter designed and developed his best known Calisto MT
an old style serif
for the Monotype
. The Calisto face is intended to function as both a text and display face.
Carpenter has also designed the following type fonts: Cantoria (1986), Calisto, Amasis (1992), Dante (1993).
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
. He is a noted British typographer.
In 1986 Carpenter designed and developed his best known Calisto MT
Calisto (typeface)
Calisto MT is an old style serif typeface designed in 1986 for the Monotype foundry by Ron Carpenter, British typographer, born 1950.The Calisto face is intended to function as both a text and display face. Stroke contrast is minimal and maintenance of even color, especially in smaller point sizes,...
an old style serif
Serif
In typography, serifs are semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols. A typeface with serifs is called a serif typeface . A typeface without serifs is called sans serif or sans-serif, from the French sans, meaning “without”...
for the Monotype
Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging Holdings is a Delaware corporation based in Woburn, Massachusetts and specializing in typesetting and typeface design as well as text and imaging solutions for use with consumer electronics devices. Monotype Imaging Holdings is the owner of Monotype Imaging Inc., Linotype,...
. The Calisto face is intended to function as both a text and display face.
Carpenter has also designed the following type fonts: Cantoria (1986), Calisto, Amasis (1992), Dante (1993).