Christian Schwartz

Christian Schwartz (born December 30, 1977, in Concord, New Hampshire, United States) is an American type designer.

[1] A graduate of the Communication Design program at Carnegie Mellon University,[2] Schwartz first worked at MetaDesign Berlin, developing typefaces for Volkswagen and logos for various corporations.

Schwartz has worked independently in 2001, first forming Orange Italic with product designer Dino Sanchez and recently Schwartzco Inc.

[3][4][5] Schwartz's typefaces have been honored by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum,[citation needed] the New York Type Director's Club,[citation needed] and the International Society of Typographic Designers.

[citation needed] In 2006, Schwartz and Barnes were named two of the 40 most influential designers under 40 by Wallpaper* magazine.