Mark Simonson (born 1955) is an American independent type designer who works in St. Paul, Minnesota.

[2][3][4][5][6] Simonson has described his typefaces as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s, Art Deco graphics and wood type.

[7][8][9] Simonson’s most popular font family is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), a sans-serif design in the geometric and grotesque styles used by companies such as BuzzFeed, Mashable, NBC, The Onion, TikTok and Wired.

[10][11][12] As of October 2021, it is the fifth highest-selling family on font sales website MyFonts.

[7][8] He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films, including the type blog Typographica.