Expressing Vocal Tones through Typography

Matthew Carter is a type designer with 60 years’ experience in typographic technologies, ranging from hand-cut punches to computer fonts. After a long association with the Linotype companies, he cofounded Bitstream Inc. in 1981, a digital type foundry where he worked for ten years. Carter is now a principal of Carter & Cone Type Inc., designers and producers of original typefaces, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Carter’s type designs include ITC Galliard, Snell Roundhand and Shelley scripts, Helvetica Compressed, Olympian, Bell Centennial, ITC Charter, Mantinia, Sophia, Big Caslon, Big Moore, Miller, Roster, Georgia, Verdana, Tahoma, Sitka, and Carter Sans. Carter has attended 34 ATypIs, beginning in 1963.

Shotaro Nakano is a type designer from Japan with a background in fine art.

His work bridges professional practice and historical research, uncovering overlooked narratives in typography and exploring its development through meticulous study of archival sources.

His research spans multiple fields, reflecting a deep interest in the interplay between design theory and practice.