Ron Carpenter – born 1950 in Dorking, England – type designer.
1967: works as a cartographer. 1968: trains in Monotype Corporation’s type department. 1976: works on the quality control of Monotype fonts. 1980: helps Robin Nicolas to design the italics for his Nimrod typeface. 1984: senior type designer of the Monotype Corporation. Designs supplementary weights of Times New Roman™.
Fonts: Cantoria™ (1986), Calisto™, Amasis™ (1992), Dante™ (1993).
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Cantoria is a serif font with characteristics of stone cut letters, probably named after della Robbia's and Donatellos Cantorias (singing galleries) from the 15th century. Its round, open counters, the large capitals and 10 different weights give it a broad range of possible applications.
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Cantoria was designed by Ron Carpenter in 1986. It is a serif font with characteristics of stone cut letters. Distinguished by its open forms and large capitals and available in 10 weights, Cantoria offers a wide range of possible applications.
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Cantoria is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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