Kris Sowersby
Typeface Designer ∙ Klim Type Foundry
Kris Sowersby is one of the world’s most celebrated type designers.
Along with his popular library of commercial fonts, Sowersby has also designed custom typefaces for commissioners including The Financial Times, PayPal and National Geographic.
Sowersby has received numerous awards and accolades, including a Certificate of Excellence from the New York Type Directors Club; named an ADC Young Gun in 2010; accepted as a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale in 2013; and receiving the John Britten Black Pin in 2015, the highest award given by the Designers Institute of New Zealand. In 2019, Sowersby was named an Art Laureate by The Arts Foundation for his continuing contribution to New Zealand Art and Design."
