Joseph Churchward
Joseph Churchward | |
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| Born | 20 August 1932 Apia, Samoa |
| Died | 26 April 2013 (aged 80) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Graphic designer and typographer |
Joseph Churchward
Churchward was born in
He founded Churchward International Typefaces in 1969. In 1970 Churchward entered an agreement with German company Berthold Fototype, who subsequently distributed his fonts throughout the world.
He was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to typography.[7]
He died on 26 April 2013 in Wellington from bowel cancer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Stewart, Matt (6 May 2013). "Creating typefaces for the world". Dominion Post. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Joseph's a master of letters". The Wellingtonian. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Joseph Churchward – a life at the typeface". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- OCLC 1118996645.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ a b c "Letter Man: Joseph Churchward's world of type". Museum of New Zealand / Te Papa Tongarewa. 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Graphic type". The Press. 27 August 1970. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Paperspast.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- "Laban: Joseph Churchward World of Type Exhibition", Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, New Zealand government press release, 21 August 2008
- Joseph Churchward on the website of the Klingspor Museum
- Joseph Churchward works in Te Papa's Collections Online
- Joseph Churchward in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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