Christian Schwartz is a partner, with London-based designer Paul Barnes, in the type foundry Commercial Type. Schwartz has published fonts with many independent foundries, and he and Barnes have designed proprietary typefaces for corporations and publications worldwide.
Schwartz has been named to the ranks of the 40 most influential designers under 40 by Wallpaper* magazine and was also included in Time magazine’s 2007 “Design 100.” He is a recipient of the prestigious Prix Charles Peignot, awarded periodically by the Association Typographique Internationale to a young designer who has made “an outstanding contribution to the field of type design.” In addition, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the New York Type Directors Club, and the AIGA have honored Schwartz’s work.