Matthew Butterick | |
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Born | Matthew James Butterick
[1] November 15, 1970
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
[1] |
Education |
Harvard University (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( JD) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Typographer, Computer Programmer |
Spouse | Jessica Coffin Butterick [2] [3] |
Matthew Coffin Butterick (born November 15, 1970) [1] [4] is an American typographer, lawyer, writer, and computer programmer. He received the 2012 Golden Pen Award from the Legal Writing Institute for his book Typography for Lawyers, [5] which started as a website in 2008 [6] based on his experience as a practicing attorney. [7] He has worked for The Font Bureau and founded his own website design company, Atomic Vision (purchased by Red Hat in 1999). [8] Expanding Typography for Lawyers, Butterick published Practical Typography as a "web-based book" in July 2013. [9]
Butterick graduated with a BA in visual and environmental studies from Harvard University. [8] He later earned a JD at the University of California, Los Angeles and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. [10]
As of November 2023, Butterick is serving as co-counsel in multiple class action lawsuits against AI companies Github Copilot, Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. [11]
Butterick's typeface designs include:
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Matthew Butterick | |
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Born | Matthew James Butterick
[1] November 15, 1970
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
[1] |
Education |
Harvard University (
BA) University of California, Los Angeles ( JD) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Typographer, Computer Programmer |
Spouse | Jessica Coffin Butterick [2] [3] |
Matthew Coffin Butterick (born November 15, 1970) [1] [4] is an American typographer, lawyer, writer, and computer programmer. He received the 2012 Golden Pen Award from the Legal Writing Institute for his book Typography for Lawyers, [5] which started as a website in 2008 [6] based on his experience as a practicing attorney. [7] He has worked for The Font Bureau and founded his own website design company, Atomic Vision (purchased by Red Hat in 1999). [8] Expanding Typography for Lawyers, Butterick published Practical Typography as a "web-based book" in July 2013. [9]
Butterick graduated with a BA in visual and environmental studies from Harvard University. [8] He later earned a JD at the University of California, Los Angeles and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. [10]
As of November 2023, Butterick is serving as co-counsel in multiple class action lawsuits against AI companies Github Copilot, Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. [11]
Butterick's typeface designs include:
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