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Kris Holmes (born 1950, Reedley, California) is an American typeface designer, calligrapher, type design educator and animator. She, with Charles Bigelow, is the co-creator of the Lucida and Wingdings font families, among many other typeface designs. She is President of Bigelow & Holmes Inc., a typeface design studio.
Feb 12, 2024 · Kris is currently the principal artist at Bigelow & Holmes and is responsible for creating over 300 typefaces, many of which are still available today. She has also mentored and inspired Carol Twombly, a type designer known for creating Trajan and other revival fonts for Adobe.
Kris’ book gives people a way to find and land their dream job. As happy as these successes make her, Kris counts helping people as her greatest achievement. That’s why, when people contact her to tell her how much the book changed their lives—which happens frequently—she gets giddy.
Kris Holmes is a co-founder of Lucida Fonts and a recipient of the Frederic W. Goudy Award in Typography. She has created over 300 typefaces, including scripts, symbols, and icons, and has taught type design and animation at various institutions.
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May 13, 2019 · On this episode, Debbie talks to calligrapher and type designer Kris Holmes, the co-creator of the Lucida typeface family.
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Kris Holmes has created over 300 typefaces, including the scripts Isadora, Kolibri, Apple Chancery, and Apple Textile. With Charles Bigelow, she co-designed Apple Capitals.
