[5] After graduating with an associate bachelor of fine arts degree from New York City Community College in 1959,[6] Carnase spent the first five years of his career in the design division of Sudler & Hennessey under the direction of Herbert Lubalin[1][7] before creating freelance design studio Bonder and Carnase Inc. with Ronne Bonder in 1964.
[5] From 1982 to 1987, WTC released the typography journal Ligature four times a year, published and creatively directed by Carnase.
Volume 1, Number 1 of the journal was released in June, 1982 and describes itself as "[vague] all about type and typography.
[2][5] Throughout his career, Carnase has contributed to numerous notable projects including over 100 typefaces.
[10] Lubalin sketched the original glyph set and Carnase later added additional ligatures and letterforms as well as alternate weights and styles.