[3][4] Jim Rimmer was born on 1 April 1934 and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
"[5] After an apprenticeship he began a long period of working with type and design for newspaper publication and printing, all in British Columbia.
Rimmer attended evening classes to study graphic design at Vancouver School of Art.
"During his freelance years he worked on projects for the major agencies and design studios in Vancouver, for corporations, airlines, mining and forestry companies.
[6] Rimmer was noted as the proprietor of the Pie Tree Press, located in New Westminster, a printing office for which he designed many typefaces in metal, including Albertan, Kaatskill and Stern.