11 Facts About Carol Twombly

Carol Twombly was born on June 13,1959 and is an American designer, best known for her type design.

Carol Twombly worked as a type designer at Adobe Systems from 1988 through 1999, during which time she designed, or contributed to the design of, many typefaces, including Trajan, Myriad and Adobe Caslon.

Carol Twombly was born June 13,1959, in Concord, Massachusetts.

Carol Twombly attended and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design where she first studied sculpture, and later changed her major to graphic design.

At Stanford University Carol Twombly was one of only five people to graduate from the short-lived digital typography program with Masters of Science degrees in computer science and typographic design.

Carol Twombly next drew upon her background as a calligrapher and interest in paleography to translate Carolingian versals, or decorative capital letters, into a digital typeface called Charlemagne.

Similarly, Carol Twombly based Lithos on historical precedents, although more generally to ancient Greek inscriptions, rather to any specific models.

Carol Twombly collaborated with Robert Slimbach to create the sans-serif Myriad, her first completely original typeface design.

Carol Twombly was the 1994 winner of the Prix Charles Peignot, given by the Association Typographique Internationale - the first woman, and second American, to receive this award given to a promising typeface designer under the age of 35.

Carol Twombly designed Chaparral in collaboration with calligrapher Linnea Lundquist.

Carol Twombly is currently an independent artist, specializing in drawing, painting on textiles, beading shekeres, and basket-making.