Steven Skaggs
A native of Louisville, KY, he studied calligraphy and typography under Hermann Zapf. His typefaces, all part of Delve Fonts (Delve Withrington's foundry in Alameda, CA), in alphabtical order: - Piston (2012). A steam-punk typeface designed to be customized by the user through converting to outlines and pulling the straight strokes to pack as desired. It was called Engine nine at some point.
- Maxular (2012-2018). A 14-font rounded slab serif family that includes special Rx styles fine-tuned for macular degeneration sufferers. Very legible at small sizes.
- Rieven Uncial (2009). Post-modern hybrid uncial. Rieven received a "Certificate of Excellence in Type Design" in the 2010 TDC2 competition. The Rieven family was expanded with the additions of Rieven Roman and Rieven Ornaments in 2013.
Professor of Design at the University of Louisville. He also works in design theory and semiotics. Author of FireSigns A Semiotic Theory for Graphic Design (2017, MIT Press). The publisher writes: Graphic design has been an academic discipline since the post-World War II era, but it has yet to develop a coherent theoretical foundation. Instead, it proceeds through styles, genres, and imitation, drawing on sources that range from the Bauhaus to deconstructionism. In FireSigns, Steven Skaggs offers the foundation for a semiotic theory of graphic design, exploring semiotic concepts from design and studio art perspectives and offering useful conceptual tools for practicing designers.
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