Thomas Phinney has worked in Adobe's type group since 1997, currently as product manager for fonts and global typography. He is involved in the technical, design, business and historical aspects of type, and is a frequent conference speaker. Thomas is treasurer of Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI), of which he has been a board member since 2004. He has a particular interest in forensic typography, has testified in court as an expert witness, and been twice quoted in the Washington Post regarding the presumably forged National Guard memos involving US President Bush. Thomas has an MS in printing, specializing in design and typography, from RIT, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. His typeface Hypatia Sans is an Adobe Original, available as a registration incentive with Adobe Creative Suite 3.

 

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