Fonts > 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 165 font products available from this foundry | |||
| Product | Formats | LIST Price | FontClub™ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinescope | ||||
| Mark Simonson |     |
$27.00 | $27.00 | |
| Mostra One Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson |     |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Proxima Nova Complete Family (42 Fonts) | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$244.00 | $219.60 | |
| Goldenbook OSF Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Mostra One Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Lakeside | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$28.00 | $25.20 | |
| Felt Tip Roman | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Coquette Family (3 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$49.00 | $44.10 | |
| Goldenbook Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Blakely Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Changeling Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Coquette Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Mostra Three Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Metallophile SP8 Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Changeling Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$26.50 | $23.85 | |
| Mostra One Heavy | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Felt Tip Roman Heavy | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Mostra One Light | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Snicker Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Felt Tip Roman Family (3 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$49.00 | $44.10 | |
| Mostra Complete Family (15 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$89.00 | $80.10 | |
| Felt Tip Roman Bold | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$27.00 | $24.30 | |
| Mostra One Black | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
| Changeling Family (5 typefaces) | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$79.00 | $71.10 | |
| Mostra Two Regular | ||||
| Mark Simonson | |
$8.50 | $7.65 | |
