Steve Matteson
Steven R. Matteson(born 1965) is an Americantypefacedesigner whose work is included in several computer operating systems and embedded in game consoles, cell phones and other electronic devices.[1]He is the designer of the Microsoft font familySegoeincluded sinceWindows XP;[2]of theDroidfont collection used in theAndroidmobile device platform,[3]and designed the brand and user-interface fonts used in both the original MicrosoftXboxand theXbox 360.[4]
Biography
[edit]Matteson is a 1988 graduate ofRochester Institute of Technologywhere he studiedtypography,designand printing. Upon graduation, he spent two years learningfont hintingtechnology while employed at laser-printer manufacturer QMS.
In 1990 Matteson began work atMonotype Corporation(later Agfa-Monotype) contributing to the creation of theWindows 3.1xcoreTrueTypefonts:Arial,Times New RomanandCourier New.[5]
Matteson produced fonts for the Agfa-Monotype library (such as Goudy Ornate and Gill Floriated Capitals) and directed custom-font design for companies includingAgilent Technologies,[6]SymantecandMicrosoft.[7]Matteson designedAndalé Monoas a mono-spaced command line and coding font forTaligent.The font is now bundled withMac OS Xand was one of the originalCore fonts for the Web.
Matteson directed custom-type development for Agfa-Monotype until 2003. In 2004 he became a founding partner and Director of Type Design atAscender CorporationinElk Grove Village,Illinois.[8]
In 2005, Matteson designed the font family Convection for use in the branding and user-interface of Microsoft’sXbox 360game console. Matteson also designed the user-interface font used in Microsoft’sZunemusic player.[9]In 2007 software makerRed Hatreleased the open-sourceLiberation fontsfamily designed by Matteson. Also in 2007, Matteson designed theDroidfamily of fonts included in theAndroidmobile-phone platform supported by theOpen Handset Alliance.
Fonts designed by Steve Matteson
[edit]- Andalé Mono
- Andalé Sans
- Andy Bold
- Aptos(Bierstadt as Office cloud font)[10][11]
- Arimo
- Ascender Sans
- Ascender Sans Bold
- Ascender Serif
- Ascender Serif Bold
- Ayita
- Ayita Bold
- Binner Gothic
- Blueprint
- Cambria
- Cambria Bold
- Chicory
- Convection
- Cousine
- Curlz
- Dujour
- Droid
- Endurance Pro
- Endurance Pro Black
- Endurance Pro Light
- Facade Condensed
- Fineprint
- Fineprint Swash One
- Fineprint Swash Two
- Futura Now
- Goudy Ornate
- Kootenay Pro
- Liberation Mono
- Liberation Sans
- Liberation Serif
- Lindsey Pro
- Massif Pro
- Mayberry
- Miramonte Pro
- Miramonte Pro Bold
- Noto Sans for Latin[12]
- Open Sans
- Open Sans Condensed
- Open Serif
- Othello
- Pescadero Pro
- Pescadero Pro Bold
- Segoe
- Sports Three
- Sports Two
- Tinos
- Titanium
- Truesdell
- Truesdell Ornaments
- Twentieth Century Poster Fonts
References
[edit]- ^"Steve Matteson interview".MyFonts.Archivedfrom the original on March 30, 2016.RetrievedApril 8,2016.
- ^Livingston, Brian (April 25, 2006)."Designer Says Vista Font is Original".Archived fromthe originalon March 2, 2007.
- ^"Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype".www.monotype.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^Desktop - Australian Design, Digital Culture, Melbourne, Australia
- ^"Steve Matteson: MyFonts".Archivedfrom the original on February 19, 2008.RetrievedFebruary 11,2008.
- ^"Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype".www.monotype.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype".www.monotype.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype".www.monotype.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype".www.monotype.com.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft's next default font - Microsoft 365 Blog".Microsoft.April 28, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon April 28, 2021.RetrievedMay 1,2021.
- ^"A change of typeface: Microsoft's new default font has arrived".Medium.July 13, 2023.RetrievedJuly 14,2023.
- ^"Noto FAQ".Google Noto Fonts.Archivedfrom the original on September 18, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 29,2019.