Mark Simonson
Simonson in 2018
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Wisconsin, US[1]
OccupationType designer
Notable workProxima Nova

Mark Simonson (born 1955) is an American independent type designer who works in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2][3][4][5][6]

Career

Simonson has described his typefaces as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s, Art Deco graphics and wood type.[7][8][9]

Simonson’s most popular font family is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), a sans-serif design in the geometric and grotesque styles used by companies such as BuzzFeed, Mashable, NBC, The Onion, TikTok and Wired.[10][11][12] As of October 2021, it is the fifth highest-selling family on font sales website MyFonts.[13] His fonts also include Anonymous Pro, a monospaced font designed for programming released under the OFL.

Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specialising in type design.[1][14][15] His career as a type designer got a boost when his partner Pat won money on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,[16][17] as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to design several new typefaces that he could sell.[7][8] He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films, including the type blog Typographica.[18][19]

References

  1. 1 2 Simonson, Mark. "How I Became a Type Designer in Only 30 Years with Mark Simonson". Vimeo. Cooper Union. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Hutchinson, Grant. "Q & A: Mark Simonson". Typedia. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ↑ O'Driscoll, Conor. "One Minute with Mark Simonson". Oneminutewith. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Mark Simonson". Planet Typography. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Mark Simonson". Eurekaville. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Morlighem, Sébastien. "Mark Simonson Studio: Breathing New Life into the Past". FontStand. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 Sorkin, Eben. "Creative Characters: Mark Simonson". MyFonts. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Mark Simonson interview". LetterCult. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Metallophile". Geotypographika. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Vo, Tri Branch. "Why Proxima Nova is Everywhere". Medium. Mic. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Friedman, Granr. "Interview with Type Designer Mark Simonson". ArtBistro.
  12. ↑ Peters, Jay (17 May 2023). "TikTok has a new font". The Verge. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "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)
  14. ↑ "How to design a typeface: Mark Simonson's process". Adobe Systems. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Lileks, James. "My Minnesota: Mark Simonson". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Dodge, Bernadette. "Designs for justice, designs for change". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Prize winner recalls classmate who died". Deseret News. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  18. ↑ Eddin, Peter. "Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Boxer, Sarah. "Arial, Mon Amour, and other font passions". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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