Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter, born in 1937, developed a early on knowledge of metal type, photo type, and digital type. With this kind of well roundedness, his success is no surprise. In his early years in the world of typography, Carter worked mostly as a freelance designer in Europe. However, he soon became associated with the large type company Linotype. His affiliation with the company ended as the digital era began to thrive. With the demand for personal computers taking off, Carter and a few co-workers broke off from Linotype to start their own type business. It was under this company that he designed what most would consider his best, and certainly most influential work (Verdana). However, with the companies success, Carter was left with little time to design due to the responsibility of managing the business. The company, now called Carter & Cone Type, have reserved the spot for carterandcone.com, but currently are without a website. However, Carters personally designed types can be purchased from myfonts.com for relatively reasonable prices. I was interested In Matthew Carter because of his individual success and widespread achievements as a typographer.