Mike Parker
@mikeparker
typographer and type designer
Building Bitstream Inc. as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1929–2014
- Educated at
- Yale University
About
Mike Parker (1929–2014) was a typographer and type designer. They were born in London. They studied at Yale University.
In context
Bitstream Inc. was founded in 1981 and closed in 2012, after 31 years. Among the 47 other type foundry companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 84 years, so this one closed earlier than most.
Named alongside
- Matthew CarterFounder
Contribution
Mike's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.