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Philip Garnham

London-based Phil Garnham joined Fontsmith in June 2003 as designer to assist in the development and production of new alphabets for the Fontsmith font library. He is a 2002 graduate of Middlesex University. Many of his fonts are co-designed with Jason Smith. His typefaces:

• FS Albert (2009). Codesigned by Mitja Miklavcic, Jason Smith and Phil Garnham, FS Albert supports Greek, Cyrillic, and Latin, covering 60 languages.
• FS Aldrin (2016). A rounded sans.
• FS Alvar (2007, Jason Smith and Phil Garnham). A modernist utilitarian octagonal headline font family inspired by the work of Alvar Aalto. Almost a stencil font.
• Bjorn (2021, Monotype). A soft sans family in four styles.
• FS Clerkenwell (2004). A slab serif typeface by Jason Smith and Phil Garnham.
• FS Conrad (2009). A multiline display face.
• FS Emeric (2013). A large humanist slightly angular sans family. Dedicated web site.
• FS Industrie (2018). A 70-style techno / mechanical sans family by Fernando Mello and Phil Garnham.
• FS Kitty (2007, Jason Smith and Phil Garnham). In the Japanese kawaii style.
• FS Lola (2006). Originally designed for Wechsler Ross&Portet by Phil Garnham, it is advertised by Fontsmith as a transgender type.
• FS Me (2009). A sans family designed for readers with a learning disability. It was co-designed by Mitja Miklavcic, Jason Smith, Emanuela Conidi, Fernando Mello and Phil Garnham. FS Me was researched and developed in conjunction with---and endorsed by---Mencap, the UK's leading charity and voice for those with learning disability. Mencap receives a donation for each font licence purchased.
• FS Pele (2007). An ultra fat typeface by Jason Smith and Phil Garnham.
• FS Sally (Jason Smith and Phil Garnham). FS Sally Pro won an award at Granshan 2016.
• FS Silas Sans (2008, Jason Smith, Bela Frank, Fernando Mello and Phil Garnham).
• FS Sinclair (2008). A rounded octagonal typeface by Jason Smith and Phil Garnham.

He made a custom face for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board in 2010. View Phil Garnham's typefaces.

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