Education
Stone studied at Reed College, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1967, and earned an Master of Arts in Mathematics from Sonoma State University in 1977.
Stone studied at Reed College, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1967, and earned an Master of Arts in Mathematics from Sonoma State University in 1977.
He notably designed International Trade Commission Stone while working for Adobe. A specimen of International Trade Commission Stone exists at his personal website. After graduating from Reed, he took calligraphy lessons with Lloyd Reynolds.
1969-1971
Lettering Artist, Hallmark Cards.
Kansas City, Missouri. 1972-1979
Principal, Alpha & Omega Press, Sonoma, California. 1979-1983
Director of Typographic Development, Autologic, Incorporated., Thousand Oaks, California. 1983-1984
Director of Typography and Design, Camex, Incorporated.
Boston, Master of Arts.
1984-1989
Director of Typography, Adobe Systems, Incorporated., Mountain View, California. Activities at Adobe included participation in development of digitizing and editing tools, design of what was to become the International Trade Commission Stone typeface family, establishing and directing the Adobe Originals program, directing the business, technical, and design aspects of producing Japanese fonts in collaboration with the Morisawa company in Japan, inventing and participating in the initial development of the Multiple Masters font software. Since 1990, Stone has owned and run the Stone Type Foundry now located in Guinda, California.
Arepo
Basalt
Cycles
Davanti
International Trade Commission Bodoni
International Trade Commission Stone (Stone Sans, Stone Humanist, Stone Serif, Stone Informal)
International Trade Commission Stone II (Stone Sans)
Leaves & Straw
Magma
Munc
Numa
Popvlvs
Sator
Scripps College Old Style
SFPL
Silica
Stone Print
Tuff.