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Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.
Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the
Interview with Christopher Burke
online at Hyphen Press {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Christopher British non-fiction writers British typographers and type designers Design writers British male writers 1967 births Living people Academics of the University of Reading Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Male non-fiction writers
Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.
Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
in 1995.
From 1996 to 2001 he taught at the University of Reading, where he planned and conceived the MA in typeface design.
He is probably best known for his 1998 book on the typographer Paul Renner.
Burke's typefaces include Celeste, Celeste Sans, Parable and Pragma.
Works
* Burke, Christopher, '' Paul Renner: The Art of Typography'', Hyphen Press, 1998. * Burke, Christopher, ''Active Literature:Jan Tschichold
Jan Tschichold (born Johannes Tzschichhold, also known as Iwan Tschichold, or Ivan Tschichold; 2 April 1902 – 11 August 1974) was a German calligraphy, calligrapher, typography, typographer and book designer. He played a significant role ...
and New Typography'', Hyphen Press, 2007.
* Neurath, Otto (edited by Matthew Eve & Christopher Burke), ''From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography'', Hyphen Press, 2010.
References
External links
Interview with Christopher Burke
online at Hyphen Press {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Christopher British non-fiction writers British typographers and type designers Design writers British male writers 1967 births Living people Academics of the University of Reading Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Male non-fiction writers