Martin Wait

Not to be confused with Martin Waite.

Martin Wait (1942–2012) was a British font designer and graphic designer.[1] He was best known for his work for Letraset, which created dry transfer lettering used on advertising and other lettering projects.

Wait was born in Forest Gate in London and attended Lister Community School in Plaistow.[2][3] Despite having dyslexia, he created custom lettering for advertising, including logos for Tetley's, the Radio Times, Fox's Glacier Mints and Alpen cereal.[2][4] He later came to design fonts for Letraset and Monotype, often in the script typeface genre.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Martin Wait" (PDF). Klingspor Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Haley, Allan. "Martin Wait: Designer Of Typefaces With Charm And Grace". Fonts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Martin Wait". Identifont. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Martin Wait". Fonts.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ^ Kate Clair; Cynthia Busic-Snyder (20 June 2012). A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry. John Wiley & Sons. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-118-39988-0.
  6. ^ Alastair Campbell; Alistair Dabbs (1 February 2014). Pocket Essentials: Typography: The History and Principles of the Art. Octopus. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-78157-155-2.