John Downer (born 1951) is an American sign painter, typeface and logo designer.

[1][2] Downer began his career as a painter of signs.

[3][4][5] Among his best-known digital fonts are Iowan Old Style, Roxy, Triplex Italic, and Brothers.

[9][10][11][12] His work was featured amongst that of others in the 2014 documentary Sign Painters.

[13][14][15] He has lectured on type and sign design at conferences and at The Cooper Union.