"It's always amazing to see how they wind up, how they transform the things they inhabit." Jonathan Hoefler
Jonathan Hoelfer was born on August 22nd in the year 1970. He now lives in New York where he owns his own company. Jonathan was a self-taught designer and began designing as a teen. As a typeface designer, Jonathan specializes in the design of original typefaces. He describes himself as an “arm chair type historian”.
Jonathan is best known for his Hoefler text family of typefaces, which was designed for Apple computers. Hoefler text is a contemporary serif antiqua (typefaces designed between 1490-1600) and was created to allow the composition of complex typography. The Hoefler text is included in every Mac OS version since 7.5. Jonathan is the founder of the Hoefler & Frere-Jones (originally the Hoefler Type Foundry, est. 1989) in New York.
Named one of the 40 most influential designers in America by I.D. Magazine really sets Jonathan apart from the crowd. His award winning work original typeface includes designs for the Rolling Stones and Sports Illustrated. He has the honor of his work being exhibited internationally. Jonathan has contributed to some of the world’s best publications, corporations and institutions since the establishment of his company. He creates fonts that stand out with clarity, elegance and durability.
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