Rob Carter (born 1949) is an American professor of

typography Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), ...

and graphic design at

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia ...

Personal information

Rob Carter was born in 1949 in

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, USA. He lives and works in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Residencies and awards

Carter has received numerous awards for his work from organizations such as the

American Institute of Graphic Arts The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is a professional organization for design. Its members practice all forms of communication design, including graphic design, typography, interaction design, user experience, branding and identity ...

, New York

Type Directors Club The Type Directors Club (TDC) is an international organization devoted to typography and type design, founded in 1946 in New York City. TDC believes that type drives culture, and that culture drives type—and is dedicated to cataloging, showcas ...

, Society of Typographic Arts, Creativity, and Print regional annual.

Bibliography

* ''American Typography Today'', Rob Carter (1989) * ''Working with Type'' five-volume series * ''Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces'', Philip B. Meggs, Rob Carter (1993) * ''Meggs: making graphic design history'', Philip B. Meggs, Rob Carter, Libby Phillips Meggs, Sandy Wheeler (2007) * ''Digital Colour and Type'', ''Typographic Design: Form And Communication'', Rob Carter, Philip B. Meggs, Ben Day, Sandra Maxa, Mark Sanders (2014).

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Virginia Commonwealth University faculty
Living people American graphic designers American typographers and type designers Virginia Commonwealth University faculty 1949 births {{typography-stub