Christopher Burke (design writer)

Christopher Burke (born 1967) is a British writer on typography and a typeface designer.

Christopher Burke speaking at the Schule für Gestaltung St.Gallen

Burke worked at Monotype before earning a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in 1995.

From 1996 to 2001 he taught at the University of Reading, where he planned and conceived the MA in typeface design.^[1]

He is probably best known for his 1998 book on the typographer Paul Renner.

Burke's typefaces include Celeste, Celeste Sans, Parable and Pragma.^[1]

Works

• Burke, Christopher, Paul Renner: The Art of Typography, Hyphen Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-907259-12-1
• Burke, Christopher, Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography, Hyphen Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-907259-32-9
• Neurath, Otto (edited by Matthew Eve & Christopher Burke), From Hieroglyphics to Isotype: A Visual Autobiography, Hyphen Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-907259-44-2