Matthew Carter

Matthew Carter is a son to Harry Carter another respected typographer. At age 20, right after school, he spent a year learning through an internship program at Enschede printing house in Haarlem. He at first pursued Oxford but instead spent six years as a freelance type and lettering designer in London. Later he moved into photosetting technology as a typographical advisor to Crosfield Electronics. His reputation is built on both type and words.

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