Sumner Stone gives a first person narrative about the type design and production program at Adobe during his tenure as Director, 1984–1989. He will talk about the state of type design in America when he launched the program and the technological, aesthetic, and business considerations for Adobe’s development of the Adobe Type Library and the Adobe Originals. A discussion of technical innovations and their effect on design will include printer and screen resolution, Bézier editing, hinting, and interpolation. Mr. Stone will trace the development and impact of the Stone, Trajan, and Adobe Garamond typefaces.
About Sumner Stone
Sumner Stone is a type designer, type founder, author, and teacher. From 1984–1989 he was Director of Typography for Adobe Systems where he conceived and implemented Adobe’s typographic program including the Adobe Originals. In 1990 he founded Stone Type Foundry Inc., now located in Rumsey, California. The Foundry designs and produces new typefaces and creates custom designs for a diverse range of clients including Hallmark Cards, Stanford University, The San Francisco Public Library, Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Greenwood Press, Arion Press, and Full Belly Farm. His type designs include the popular ITC Stone Sans and the prize-winning ITC Bodoni. His most recent type designs are Davanti, Sator, and Popvlvs.
