Prof. Luc(as) de Groot

Practice up to date

• typefoundry: LucasFonts
• type design and production: FontFabrik
• type systems development
• kernologica language research
• topology dependant anisotropic interpolation theory
• python scripted OpenType
• Subpixel cleartype hinting

• born 1963 in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
• 1988 High school, Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, interpolation theory
• 1989 - 1993 Designer at BRS Premsela Vonk in Amsterdam
• 1992 - 1893 Teacher in Den Bosch, freelance writer for computer graphics magazine
• 1993 - 1997 Designer, typographic director at MetaDesign Berlin
• 1996 Berlin Weissensee, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
• 1997 Founded FontFabrik in Berlin, Professor at Fachhochschule Berlin
• 2000 Founded LucasFonts retail brand
• since 1994 Type related lectures and seminars worldwide

• various articles in magazines
• Thesis, TheSans, TheSerif, TheMix, (1994 FSI, 2000 LucasFonts)
• Nebulae, JesusLovesYou, MoveMeMM (1995 FSI)
• Thesis Basics, Mono, Office (96-99 FSI, 2000 LucasFonts)
• Agro, Corpid, (1997 Dutch agricultural ministry, 1999, 2002, LucasFonts)
• SunSans (1998 Sun Microsystems, 2000 LucasFonts)
• TheAntiqua Sun, B, and E (1999, 2001 LucasFonts)
• Taz, TazText (1999 Die Tageszeitung, 2002 LucasFonts)
• SpiegelSans (1998 Der Spiegel, 2000 LucasFonts)
• FolhaSerif (1994 Folha de S.Paulo, 1999 LucasFonts)
• Floris (2002 LeMonde, 2002/2003 LucasFonts)