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Typography is arguably the geekiest, and certainly the most omnipresent, aspect of contemporary graphic design, and Matthew Carter is the king of the font. The designer has created worshipped computer typefaces including Helvetica, Verdana and Georgia, in addition to creating the world's first internet font foundry. For this event, Carter discussed the letters that grace the pages of the modern press, including those of the Guardian and the New York Times.

Despite the fact that only about 20 of the 200 attendees could see the podium and the moderator's microphone was turned so low as to be inaudible, we could hear Matthew loud and clear and the lecture was fascinating. Many of the ideas that he presented are contained in this online interview.

For more information on fonts and type, check out the Type Museum.