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Charles Bigelow

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American graphic and type designer

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1945 · age 81
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Charles A. Bigelow is an American type historian, professor, and designer. Bigelow grew up in the Detroit suburbs and attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1982, the Frederic W.

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1987Frederic W. Goudy Award
1982MacArthur Fellows Program

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Robert BringhurstAlso won Frederic W. Goudy AwardKris HolmesAlso won Frederic W. Goudy AwardMatthew CarterAlso won Frederic W. Goudy AwardBerthold WolpeAlso won Frederic W. Goudy AwardHermann ZapfAlso won Frederic W. Goudy AwardGudrun Zapf-von HesseAlso won Frederic W. Goudy Award

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Charles A. Bigelow is an American type historian, professor, and designer. Bigelow grew up in the Detroit suburbs and attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1982, the Frederic W. Goudy Award in 1987, Sloan Science and Film screenwriting awards in 2001 and 2002, and other honors. Along with Kris Holmes, he is the co-creator of Lucida and Wingdings font families. He is a principal of the Bigelow and Holmes studio.

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United States
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Born 1945 · age 81
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