Alexandra Korolkova
Russian type designer
About Alexandra Korolkova
Born 1984. Alexandra Korolkova is a Russian type designer.
Alexandra Korolkova (born 1984) is a Russian typeface designer. She was awarded the infrequently presented Prix Charles Peignot in 2013 by the Association Typographique Internationale, becoming the first Russian prizewinner.
Korolkova's best-known work is probably the PT Fonts project, a partly open-source project commissioned by the Russian Ministry of Communications as a single family able to support all the common variations of the Cyrillic script.
Korolkova works for the company ParaType and studied at the Moscow State University of Printing Arts. She is the author of the book Living Typography and has also given lectures on Cyrillic letter structure. She has also designed the typeface FF Carina for FontShop.
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Who is Alexandra Korolkova?
Russian type designer
When was Alexandra Korolkova born?
Alexandra Korolkova was born on 9 May 1984.
What is Alexandra Korolkova's occupation?
Alexandra Korolkova is a type designer.
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Alexandra Korolkova is Russian.
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