Julian Waters (calligrapher)

Julian Waters (born 1957) is a calligrapher, type designer and teacher. In 1981-82 Waters worked with Gerard Valerio at Bookmark Studio in Washington DC, specializing in logos, books and publication design. In 1984 he opened his own studio in Capitol Hill.

He was born in Hampshire, England and is the son of calligrapher Sheila Waters and book binder/conservator Peter Waters. He now lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Starting in 1979 Waters studied with legendary German type designer Hermann Zapf, who in 1984 asked the 27-year-old Julian to substitute and teach his two-week masterclass at Rochester Institute of Technology. Waters succeeded Zapf in 1989.

In the 1990s Waters combined the hand and computer, teaching “Letterform Design” for second year Graphic Design students at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC. Since 1978 he has taught specialized seminars on lettering and design attended by calligraphers and graphic designer all over U.S.A, Canada, Asia and Europe and has taught and lectured at institutions including Cooper Union, New York City, Sunderland University and Imperial College, London.

In 2006 Waters was the keynote speaker at *Letterforum*, part of the 26th International Calligraphy Conference, at James Madison University.

Waters has an extensive portfolio including logos, posters, CD packaging, titling for books and publications. He has designed titling lettering for National Geographic Magazine for over 20 years. He is the only lettering designer to have been featured in a "Behind the Scenes" full page photo profile in the Magazine (late 1999).

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