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'''Mark Simonson''' (born 1955) is an American independent [[font]] designer who works in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]].<ref name="Typedia">{{cite web|last1=Hutchinson|first1=Grant|title=Q & A: Mark Simonson|url=http://typedia.com/blog/post/qa-mark-simonson/|website=Typedia}}</ref><ref name="Oneminutewith">{{cite web|last1=O'Driscoll|first1=Conor|title=One Minute with Mark Simonson|url=http://oneminutewith.com/mark-simonson|website=Oneminutewith|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Typographic Times">{{cite web|title=Interview: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.planet-typography.com/news/designer/simonson.html|website=Planet Typography|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Eurekaville">{{cite web|title=Interview: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.eurekaville.com/blog/2005/04/interview-mark-simonson.html|website=Eurekaville|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="FontStand">{{cite web|last1=Morlighem|first1=Sébastien|title=Mark Simonson Studio: Breathing New Life into the Past|url=https://fontstand.com/articles/mark-simonson-studio|website=FontStand|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>
'''Mark Simonson''' (born 1955) is an American independent [[font]] designer who works in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]].<ref name="Typedia">{{cite web|last1=Hutchinson|first1=Grant|title=Q & A: Mark Simonson|url=http://typedia.com/blog/post/qa-mark-simonson/|website=Typedia}}</ref><ref name="Oneminutewith">{{cite web|last1=O'Driscoll|first1=Conor|title=One Minute with Mark Simonson|url=http://oneminutewith.com/mark-simonson|website=Oneminutewith|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Typographic Times">{{cite web|title=Interview: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.planet-typography.com/news/designer/simonson.html|website=Planet Typography|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Eurekaville">{{cite web|title=Interview: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.eurekaville.com/blog/2005/04/interview-mark-simonson.html|website=Eurekaville|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="FontStand">{{cite web|last1=Morlighem|first1=Sébastien|title=Mark Simonson Studio: Breathing New Life into the Past|url=https://fontstand.com/articles/mark-simonson-studio|website=FontStand|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>


Simonson has described his fonts as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s and Art Deco graphics.<ref name="Creative Characters: Mark Simonson">{{cite web|last1=Sorkin|first1=Eben|title=Creative Characters: Mark Simonson|url=https://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/200901.html|website=[[MyFonts]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="LetterCult">{{cite web|title=Mark Simonson interview|url=http://www.lettercult.com/archives/94|website=LetterCult|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Geotypographika">{{cite web|title=Metallophile|url=http://geotypografika.com/2009/01/18/mark-simonson-metallophile-sp-8/|website=Geotypographika|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> Simonson’s most popular font is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), a geometric-grotesque [[sans-serif]] design used by companies such as [[BuzzFeed]], [[Mashable]], [[NBC]], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' and [[Mic (media company)|Mic]].<ref name="Mic">{{cite web|last1=Vo|first1=Tri Branch|title=Why Proxima Nova is Everywhere|url=https://medium.com/readme-mic/why-proxima-nova-is-everywhere-629282c687a6#.331uer40t|website=Medium|publisher=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="ArtBistro">{{cite web|last1=Friedman|first1=Granr|title=Interview with Type Designer Mark Simonson|url=http://artbistro.monster.com/news/articles/8630-interview-with-type-designer-mark-simonson|website=ArtBistro}}</ref> As of June 2016, it is the second highest-selling family on font sales website [[MyFonts]].<ref name="MyFonts archive">{{cite web|title=Bestsellers |url=http://www.myfonts.com/bestsellers/ |website=MyFonts (archived) |accessdate=10 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609044351/http://www.myfonts.com/bestsellers/ |archivedate=9 June 2016 |df= }}</ref>
Simonson has described his fonts as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s and Art Deco graphics.<ref name="Creative Characters: Mark Simonson">{{cite web|last1=Sorkin|first1=Eben|title=Creative Characters: Mark Simonson|url=https://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/200901.html|website=[[MyFonts]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="LetterCult">{{cite web|title=Mark Simonson interview|url=http://www.lettercult.com/archives/94|website=LetterCult|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Geotypographika">{{cite web|title=Metallophile|url=http://geotypografika.com/2009/01/18/mark-simonson-metallophile-sp-8/|website=Geotypographika|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> Simonson’s most popular font is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), a geometric-grotesque [[sans-serif]] design used by companies such as [[BuzzFeed]], [[Mashable]], [[NBC]], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' and [[Mic (media company)|Mic]].<ref name="Mic">{{cite web|last1=Vo|first1=Tri Branch|title=Why Proxima Nova is Everywhere|url=https://medium.com/readme-mic/why-proxima-nova-is-everywhere-629282c687a6#.331uer40t|website=Medium|publisher=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="ArtBistro">{{cite web|last1=Friedman|first1=Granr|title=Interview with Type Designer Mark Simonson|url=http://artbistro.monster.com/news/articles/8630-interview-with-type-designer-mark-simonson|website=ArtBistro}}</ref> As of June 2016, it is the second highest-selling family on font sales website [[MyFonts]].<ref name="MyFonts archive">{{cite web|title=Bestsellers |url=http://www.myfonts.com/bestsellers/ |website=MyFonts (archived) |accessdate=10 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609044351/http://www.myfonts.com/bestsellers/ |archivedate=9 June 2016 }}</ref>


Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specialising in font design.<ref name="Adobe">{{cite web|title=How to design a typeface: Mark Simonson's process|url=http://create.adobe.com/2015/4/22/how_to_design_a_typeface_mark_simonson_s_process.html|publisher=[[Adobe Systems]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Minneapolis Star-Tribune">{{cite web|title=My Minnesota: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.startribune.com/my-minnesota-mark-simonson-s-little-secret/196709671/|website=[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> His career as a font designer got a boost when his partner Pat won money on the game show ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to develop several new fonts that he could sell.<ref name="Creative Characters: Mark Simonson" /><ref name="LetterCult" /> He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films.<ref name="Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica">{{cite web|title=Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/movies/good-film-shame-about-the-helvetica.html|website=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Arial Mon Amour">{{cite web|title=Arial Mon Amour|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/arts/design/arial-mon-amour-and-other-font-passions.html?_r=0|website=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>
Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specialising in font design.<ref name="Adobe">{{cite web|title=How to design a typeface: Mark Simonson's process|url=http://create.adobe.com/2015/4/22/how_to_design_a_typeface_mark_simonson_s_process.html|publisher=[[Adobe Systems]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Minneapolis Star-Tribune">{{cite web|title=My Minnesota: Mark Simonson|url=http://www.startribune.com/my-minnesota-mark-simonson-s-little-secret/196709671/|website=[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref> His career as a font designer got a boost when his partner Pat won money on the game show ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to develop several new fonts that he could sell.<ref name="Creative Characters: Mark Simonson" /><ref name="LetterCult" /> He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films.<ref name="Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica">{{cite web|title=Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/movies/good-film-shame-about-the-helvetica.html|website=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Arial Mon Amour">{{cite web|title=Arial Mon Amour|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/arts/design/arial-mon-amour-and-other-font-passions.html?_r=0|website=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 17:22, 29 September 2019

Mark Simonson in 2010

Mark Simonson (born 1955) is an American independent font designer who works in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1][2][3][4][5]

Simonson has described his fonts as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s and Art Deco graphics.[6][7][8] Simonson’s most popular font is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), a geometric-grotesque sans-serif design used by companies such as BuzzFeed, Mashable, NBC, Wired and Mic.[9][10] As of June 2016, it is the second highest-selling family on font sales website MyFonts.[11]

Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specialising in font design.[12][13] His career as a font designer got a boost when his partner Pat won money on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to develop several new fonts that he could sell.[6][7] He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ Hutchinson, Grant. "Q & A: Mark Simonson". Typedia.
  2. ^ O'Driscoll, Conor. "One Minute with Mark Simonson". Oneminutewith. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Interview: Mark Simonson". Planet Typography. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Interview: Mark Simonson". Eurekaville. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ Morlighem, Sébastien. "Mark Simonson Studio: Breathing New Life into the Past". FontStand. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b Sorkin, Eben. "Creative Characters: Mark Simonson". MyFonts. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Mark Simonson interview". LetterCult. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Metallophile". Geotypographika. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ^ Vo, Tri Branch. "Why Proxima Nova is Everywhere". Medium. Mic. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ^ Friedman, Granr. "Interview with Type Designer Mark Simonson". ArtBistro.
  11. ^ "Bestsellers". MyFonts (archived). Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "How to design a typeface: Mark Simonson's process". Adobe Systems. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  13. ^ "My Minnesota: Mark Simonson". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Arial Mon Amour". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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