Christopher Burke is a typographer, typeface designer and type historian. He worked at Monotype Typography in the UK, before studying for a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, England, where he planned and directed the MA in typeface design. He is author of the seminal book, Paul Renner: The Art of Typography (1998) published by Hyphen Press (London) and Princeton Architectural Press (New York) and has designed various typefaces, among them Pragma ND and FF Celeste. He is currently living in Barcelona (Spain).