Antonio Cavedoni is a type designer and researcher from Sassuolo, Italy. He studied type design at the University of Reading, then worked for seven years as a fonts engineer & type designer at Apple, in California. Since late 2016, he is back in Italy working on his new type foundry & lettering studio called the Fonderia Cavedoni, based in Milano.
Together with Elisa Rebellato, in 2017 he curated & edited the first exhibition and catalog on the work of the Officine Simoncini of Bologna. Apart from 20th century Italian type history, Antonio’s professional interests also include topics such as letter cutting in stone & wood, punch cutting, epigraphy, lettering for signage, the history and development of numbers, & more.
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Now26 conference in Paris is a celebration of typography, featuring inspiring speakers from graphic design, web design, motion design, publishing, visual identity, communication, and type design.
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The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.
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