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Robert Joseph Slimbach is the principal type designer at Adobe, Inc., where he has worked since He has won many awards for his digital typeface.
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Robert Slimbach
American type designer
Robert Slimbach | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1956 Evanston, Illinois |
| Occupation | Type designer (1987–) |
| Employer | Adobe, Inc. |
| Awards | Frederic W.
Goudy Award, Prix Charles Peignot, SoTA Typography Award, TDC2 Awards |
Robert Joseph Slimbach is the principal type designer at Adobe, Inc., where he has worked since 1987.[1] He has won many awards for his digital typeface designs, including the rarely awarded Prix Charles Peignot from the Association Typographique Internationale, the SoTA Typography Award, and repeated TDC2 awards from the Type Directors Club.[2] His typefaces are among those most commonly used in books.[3]
Biography
Slimbach was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1956.
Shortly after, he moved to Southern California where he spent his childhood and his youth. After attending UCLA on an athletics scholarship, he developed an interest in graphic design and typefaces