John Downer (signpainter)

John Downer
Born	Tacoma, Wa
Nationality	American
Occupation	Typeface Designer, Logo Designer, Sign Painter
Years active	1969-present

John Downer (1951-) is an American sign painter, typeface and logo designer. Downer began his career as a painter of signs. Among his best-known digital fonts are Iowan Old Style, Roxy, Triplex Italic, and Brothers.

Downer studied at Washington State University and the University of Iowa. His work was featured amongst that of others in the 2014 documentary Sign Painters. He has lectured on type and sign design at conferences and at The Cooper Union.

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