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Matthew Carter
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Matthew Carter is an English-born American type designer. A 2005 New Yorker profile described him as 'the most widely read man in the world' by considering the amount of text set in his commonly used
Carter in 2018
Carter in 2018
Carter showing his DTL Flamande typeface, circa 1986
Carter showing his DTL Flamande typeface, circa 1986
Galliard (typeface)
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ITC Galliard is a serif typeface designed by Matthew Carter and issued in 1978 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company.
Matthew Carter
…the classic web typefaces Verdana and Georgia and the Windows interface typeface Tahoma, as well as other designs including Bell Centennial, Miller and Galliard. He is the son of the English historian of printing Harry Carter (1901–1982) and cofounded Bitstream, one of the first major retailers of digital…
Granjon's punches for the italic Galliard is based on. The second row shows both forms of the 'g'.
Granjon's punches for the italic Galliard is based on. The second row shows both forms of the 'g'.
Robert Granjon's Ascendonica italic, the model for Galliard's, shown in a 1611 book. The 'pelican' 'g' is used in the second line and a conventional t
Robert Granjon's Ascendonica italic, the model for Galliard's, shown in a 1611 book. The 'pelican' 'g' is used in the second line and a conventional two-storey 'g' in other parts of the text.