Steve Matteson
{{Short description|American typeface designer (born 1965)}}
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Steven R. Matteson (born 1965) is an American typeface designer whose work is included in several computer operating systems and embedded in game consoles, cell phones and other electronic devices.{{cite web|title=Steve Matteson interview|url=https://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/201205.html|website=MyFonts|accessdate=April 8, 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330011034/https://www.myfonts.com/newsletters/cc/201205.html|url-status=live}} He is the designer of the Microsoft font family Segoe included since Windows XP;{{cite web |url=http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3601421 |title=Designer Says Vista Font is Original |first=Brian |last=Livingston|date=April 25, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302120256/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3601421 |archivedate=March 2, 2007}} of the Droid font collection used in the Android mobile device platform,{{Cite web|url=https://www.monotype.com/|title=Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype.|website=www.monotype.com|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429014406/https://www.monotype.com/|url-status=live}} and designed the brand and user-interface fonts used in both the original Microsoft Xbox and the Xbox 360.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070829184241/http://www.desktopmag.com.au/news_articles.php?article_id=24&type=Featured%20Articles&period=200704 Desktop - Australian Design, Digital Culture, Melbourne, Australia]
Biography
Matteson is a 1988 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology where he studied typography, design and printing. Upon graduation, he spent two years learning font hinting technology while employed at laser-printer manufacturer QMS.
In 1990 Matteson began work at Monotype Corporation (later Agfa-Monotype) contributing to the creation of the Windows 3.1x core TrueType fonts: Arial, Times New Roman and Courier New.{{Cite web |url=http://www.myfonts.com/person/matteson/steve/ |title=Steve Matteson : MyFonts |access-date=February 11, 2008 |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219153035/http://www.myfonts.com/person/matteson/steve/ |url-status=live }}
Matteson produced fonts for the Agfa-Monotype library (such as Goudy Ornate and Gill Floriated Capitals) and directed custom-font design for companies including Agilent Technologies,{{Cite web|url=https://www.monotype.com/|title=Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype.|website=www.monotype.com|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429014406/https://www.monotype.com/|url-status=live}} Symantec and Microsoft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.monotype.com/|title=Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype.|website=www.monotype.com|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429014406/https://www.monotype.com/|url-status=live}} Matteson designed Andalé Mono as a mono-spaced command line and coding font for Taligent. The font is now bundled with Mac OS X and was one of the original Core fonts for the Web.
Matteson directed custom-type development for Agfa-Monotype until 2003. In 2004 he became a founding partner and Director of Type Design at Ascender Corporation in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.{{Cite web|url=https://www.monotype.com/|title=Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype.|website=www.monotype.com|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429014406/https://www.monotype.com/|url-status=live}}
In 2005, Matteson designed the font family Convection for use in the branding and user-interface of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console. Matteson also designed the user-interface font used in Microsoft’s Zune music player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.monotype.com/|title=Font & Technology Specialists | Monotype.|website=www.monotype.com|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429014406/https://www.monotype.com/|url-status=live}} In 2007 software maker Red Hat released the open-source Liberation fonts family designed by Matteson. Also in 2007, Matteson designed the Droid family of fonts included in the Android mobile-phone platform supported by the Open Handset Alliance.
In 2010, Monotype acquired Ascender, bringing Matteson back to Monotype.{{Cite web|url=https://sdtimes.com/monotype-imaging-acquires-ascender-corp/|title=Monotype Imaging Acquires Ascender Corp.|website=sdtimes.com|access-date=May 3, 2025}} Matteson left Monotype in 2016 to found his own company, Matteson Typographics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-matteson-1bbb274/|title=Steve Matteson (LinkedIn profile)|website=www.linkedin.com|access-date=May 3, 2025}} His typeface Aptos became the new default font for Microsoft Office in 2024 (announced 2023), after being initially introduced in 2021 as one of several candidate fonts.
Fonts designed by Steve Matteson
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- Andalé Mono
- Andalé Sans
- Andy Bold
- Aptos (Bierstadt as Office cloud font){{Cite web |author-link=The Microsoft Design Team |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft's next default font - Microsoft 365 Blog |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/04/28/beyond-calibri-finding-microsofts-next-default-font/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428170256/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/04/28/beyond-calibri-finding-microsofts-next-default-font/ |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=May 1, 2021 |website=Microsoft |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author-link=Si Daniels |date=July 13, 2023 |title=A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has arrived |url=https://medium.com/@simonda_10300/the-bierstadt-name-had-some-vocal-supporters-both-inside-and-outside-microsoft-but-the-consensus-c21af551ff42 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Medium |language=en-US}}
- Arimo
- Ascender Sans
- Ascender Sans Bold
- Ascender Serif
- Ascender Serif Bold
- Ayita
- Ayita Bold
- Binner Gothic
- Blueprint
- Cambria
- Cambria Bold
- Chicory
- Convection
- Cousine
- Curlz
- Dujour
- Droid
- Endurance Pro
- Endurance Pro Black
- Endurance Pro Light
- Facade Condensed
- Fineprint
- Fineprint Swash One
- Fineprint Swash Two
- Futura Now
- Goudy Ornate
- Kootenay Pro
- Liberation Mono
- Liberation Sans
- Liberation Serif
- Lindsey Pro
- Massif Pro
- Mayberry
- Miramonte Pro
- Miramonte Pro Bold
- Noto Sans for Latin{{Cite web|title=Noto FAQ|url=https://www.google.com/get/noto/help/faq/|website=Google Noto Fonts|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918121804/http://www.google.com/get/noto/help/faq/|url-status=live}}
- Open Sans
- Open Sans Condensed
- Open Serif
- Othello
- Pescadero Pro
- Pescadero Pro Bold
- Segoe
- Sports Three
- Sports Two
- Tinos
- Titanium
- Truesdell
- Truesdell Ornaments
- Twentieth Century Poster Fonts
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Category:Rochester Institute of Technology alumni