Christopher Burke (design writer)

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Christopher Burke speaking at the Schule für Gestaltung St.Gallen

Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.

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Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in 1995.

From 1996 to 2001 he taught at the University of Reading, where he planned and conceived the MA in typeface design. [1]

He is probably best known for his 1998 book on the typographer Paul Renner.

Burke's typefaces include Celeste, Celeste Sans, Parable and Pragma. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Hibernia Type". Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.