Christina Torre

TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated on Wed Nov 20 11:40:16 EST 2024

FONT RECOGNITION VIA FONT MOOSE




Christina Torre Co-designer with Richard Kegler of several fonts at P22 type foundry, which she joined in 2000. She graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a BA in Communication Design. She worked at the Pushpin Group in NYC and at Dog Eat Dog Advertising, Inc. in Buffalo, NY. Her typefaces: P22 Art Nouveau Bistro, P22 Art Nouveau Cafe, P22 Art Nouveau Extras (ornaments), all made in 2001-2002. P22 Dearest Script, P22 Dearest Swash: calligraphic in the style of medieval scribes, and a winner of an award at the TDC2 Type Directors Club's Type Design Competition 2002. P22 FLW Exhibition and P22 FLW Terracotta, both done in 2000: these are based on alphabets by Frank Lloyd Wright published in 1931 and in 1896-1897 (in his book The House Beautiful), respectively. Gothic Gothic (2001): a blackletter done with James Grieshaber. P22 Mucha (2001): an art nouveau font inspired by Alfons Mucha, ca. 1900. P22 Pan Am (1999, with Richard Kegler). Created for the centennial of the Pan-American exposition of 1901, held in Buffalo, NY. P22 Salon (2001): more art nouveau. P22 Victorian Gothic (2000, with Richard Kegler and Amy Greenan). Based on a type style called Atlanta, similar to Copperplate.	EXTERNAL LINKS Christina Torre [Designer info] Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type scene in New York ⦿ Art Nouveau typefaces ⦿ Blackletter fonts ⦿ Arts and Crafts Movement ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Copperplate ⦿