Fonts > Font Designers > Mark Simonson
I started out as a graphic designer and illustrator in 1976. During the early part of my career I worked as an art director on a number of magazines and other publications including Metropolis (a Minneapolis weekly, 1977), Machete (a Minneapolis broadsheet, 1978-80), TWA Ambassador (an inflight magazine, 1979-81), Minnesota Monthly (Minnesota Public Radio's regional magazine, 1979-85), and the Utne Reader (1984-88).
I was head designer and art director for Minnesota Public Radio (1981-85) and an art director for its sister company, Rivertown Trading Company (1992-2000). During that time, I designed over 200 audio packages, including most of Garrison Keillor's, along with several hundred products (t-shirts, mugs, rugs, watches, etc.) for the Wireless, Signals, and other mail order catalogs.
I frequently did lettering as part of design projects I worked on. This was always my favorite part, so in 2000 I opened my own shop specializing in lettering and typography.
I've also been interested in typeface design since my college days. I started licensing fonts to FontHaus in 1992, and since starting my new business, stepped up my efforts in developing original typefaces. I now have more than 100 fonts on the market with many more to come.
| There are 94 fonts available from Mark Simonson. | |||
| Product | Formats | LIST Price | FontClub™ | |
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| Mostra One Bold | ||||
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Proxima Nova Complete Family (42 Fonts) | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$244.00 | $219.60 | |
| Diane Script | ||||
| GroupType |
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$18.85 | $18.85 | |
| Mostra One Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Diane Script Premiere | ||||
| GroupType |
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$18.85 | $18.85 | |
| Blakely Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Mostra Three Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Metallophile SP8 Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Mostra One Heavy | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra One Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Complete Family (15 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$89.00 | $80.10 | |
| Mostra One Black | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Two Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Three Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Blakely Family (3 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$49.00 | $44.10 | |
| Mostra Two Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Three Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Blakely Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Mostra Two Black | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Two Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Mostra Two Heavy | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Refrigerator Deluxe Family (4 fonts) | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$72.00 | $64.80 | |
| Changeling Neo Family (5 fonts) | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$89.00 | $80.10 | |
| Mostra Three Heavy | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Metallophile SP8 Light Italic | ||||
| Mark Simonson |
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$26.50 | $23.85 | |
