Luc(as) de Groot

Luc(as) de Groot
Born (1963-06-21) June 21, 1963 (age 61)
Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationType designer
Known forThesis
Calibri
Consolas
SpouseSonja Knecht[1]

Lucas de Groot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlykɑs dəˈɣroːt]; born 21 June 1963 in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands), known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, is a Dutch type designer.[2] He is the head of the type foundry Fontfabrik, also trading as LucasFonts.[3]

De Groot is particularly known for the very large typeface family Thesis (a font superfamily with sans-serif, serif and monospaced designs), Calibri, the longtime default font with Microsoft Office, and Consolas.[4][5][6] De Groot is considered an expert on using interpolative font design and stylistic alternates to develop large families with a wide range of features and languages supported.[7][8]

  1. ^ Knecht, Sonja. "European Cyrillics". TXET. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Tselentis, Jason; Haley, Allan; Poulin, Richard (1 February 2012). Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. Rockport Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-61058-205-6.
  3. ^ Macmillan, Neil (2006). An A-Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press. p. 97. ISBN 0300111517. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  4. ^ Misjel Vossen (2008). Goed voor druk. Academia Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-90-382-1225-8.
  5. ^ Jürgen Gulbins; Christine Kahrmann (8 March 2013). Mut zur Typographie: Ein Kurs für Desktop-Publishing. Springer-Verlag. p. 97. ISBN 978-3-642-57294-4.
  6. ^ Garfield, Simon. Just My Type: A book about fonts. p. 329. Profile Books (UK), Gotham Books (US), 2010, pp.328-331. ISBN 978-1-59240-652-4.
  7. ^ Hardwig, Florian. "Jazz In Town poster". Fonts In Use. Retrieved 12 May 2016. TheSans is a well-equipped font, featuring Ǖ, Ǘ, Ǚ and Ǜ, Vietnamese small-caps, six alternative ampersands and many more cool extras.
  8. ^ Biľak, Peter. "Family planning, or how type families work". Typotheque. Retrieved 12 May 2016.