10.14.2008

Martin Majoor.












Martin Majoor (b 1960, Baarn, Netherlands):

-has been designing type since the mid-1980's.

-attended the High School of Arts in Utrecht.

-Began working for Oce-Netherlands in 1986 where he researched and produced digital typefaces for laser printing.

-1988 completes Scala and Scala Sans for which he is most widely known.

-Later, FSI releases FF Scala as the first in its FontFont Library.

-1994 helps to design the Dutch Telephone Directory by creating Telefont List and Telefont Text.

-2000 develops the award winning FF Seria.

-has been teaching and lecturing since 1992 as well as writing articles for magazines like Eye.

-basically known as a book designer who says you must understand type completely before you can begin to develop and design book layout.

-Obviously very accomplished in Europe and aside from being a designer cares enough to teach and give plenty of well considered thought to design and type.

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