Christian Schwartz will discuss how previous technologies shaped the most common news text faces of the 19th and 20th centuries, and how contemporary designers can use readers’ feelings about the aesthetic imposed by these limitations to our advantage.
Christian Schwartz (born 1977) is a partner, with London-based designer Paul Barnes, in the type foundry Commercial Type. Schwartz has published fonts with many respected independent foundries and together with Barnes and their team, has designed proprietary typefaces for corporations and publications worldwide, including The Guardian; Esquire; T, The New York Times Style Magazine; the Empire State Building; and Sprint.