Mike Parker (typographer)
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Mike Russell Parker (1929 - February 23, 2014) was a British-born American typographer and type designer.
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Mike Russell Parker | |
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Born | 1929 (1929) |
Died | (2014-02-23)February 23, 2014 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Typographer and type designer |
Known for | Directing Mergenthaler Linotype Company; founding Bitstream Inc. |
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Parker is known for rediscovering a "nameless Roman" type font and preparing it as a Starling series for Font Bureau.[1]