Mark Simonson | Rogue Valley

About this episode

This episode features the journey of type designer Mark Simonson and his success with the font Proxima Nova.

Episode 10. The long journey of Twin Cities type designer Mark Simonson, who took decades to break through in the font business, but now has one of the most popular fonts on the internet, Proxima Nova. With music from Minneapolis band Rogue Valley.

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Simonson

Topics covered

• type design
• fonts
• Proxima Nova
• music

Keywords

• Twin Cities
• Rogue Valley
• Minneapolis

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Proxima Nova

Places: Twin Cities, Minneapolis

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