John Downer (signpainter)

John Downer
Nationality American
Occupation Graphic designer

John Downer (1951-) is an American signpainter, graphic designer and font 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, Triplex, Brothers and Tribute.[6][7][8]

Downer studied at Washington State University and the University of Iowa.[9][10][11] His work was featured amongst that of others in the 2014 documentary Sign Painters.[12][13][14] He has lectured on type and sign design at conferences and at Cooper Union.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Downer, John. "The Art of Founding Type". Emigre. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "A sign painter at work". Kombinat. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Hoefler, Jonathan. "John Downer at The Propagandist". Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Défense D’Af: Faux Ghostsign from John Downer". Ghost Signs (blog). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Hansford, Vanessa. "Sign Painter, John Downer". The Simple Things. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Butterick, Matthew. "Iowan Old Style". Typography for Lawyers. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Berry, John. "An American Typeface Comes of Age". dot creative. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Downer, John. "Call It What It Is". Emigre. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alastair Johnson interviews John Downer" (PDF). Alastair Johnson. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Thomas, Shelbi. "The Iowan Type". Iowa Alumni Magazine. University of Iowa Alumni Association. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Peters, Yyves. "An Exhibition of Hand Lettered Posters by John Downer". FontFeed. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Peters, Yyves. "Sign Painters Movie Explores Contemporary Sign Painting". Font Feed. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Uuong, An. "Sign Painters: a Sign of the Times". Artscope. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Davies, Bree. "Sign Painters Shines A Colorful Light on the History of a Hidden Craft". Westword. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Introduction to Sign Painting". Cooper Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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