Christopher Burke (design writer)

Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.

Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in 1995.

From 1996 to 2001 he taught at the University of Reading, where he planned and conceived the MA in typeface design.

[1] He is probably best known for his 1998 book on the typographer Paul Renner.

Burke's typefaces include Celeste, Celeste Sans, Parable and Pragma.

Christopher Burke speaking at the Schule für Gestaltung St.Gallen