# Matthew Carter (type designer) gives the 2016 Lieberman lecture: “Genuine imitations: a type designer’s view of revivals” #### calendar\_today Date and Time **December 3, 2016** 02:00PM - 02:00PM EST #### pin\_drop Location **The Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA** The American Printing History Association (APHA) and Museum of Printing will present a free lecture by famed type designer Mathew Carter at the Museum of Printing, Saturday, December 3, 2 pm. A number of Carter’s designs have been based on historical type fonts and handwriting manuals. In his talk he will explain his debt to the historical legacy and describe how historically-based designs have been adapted to the needs of contemporary clients. Carter was trained as a punch cutter in the Netherlands, was a designer at Mergenthaler Linotype and co-founded Bitstream the first independent digital type foundry. He has designed over 60 typeface families and over 250 individual fonts in a large array of styles. The lecture and museum admittance is free APHA and Museum of Printing members. Non-members pay normal museum entrance fee only: Adults $8, Students and Seniors $5 and includes access to all exhibits. Due to limited seating registration is required at: The Museum is located at 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA. Directions at: --- Attachments- [ picture\_as\_pdf aphacarter.pdf ](/sites/g/files/omnuum11031/files/history-of-the-book/files/aphacarter.pdf) --- Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://bookhistory.harvard.edu/node/949811/event-feed.ics) Copy link link