John Berry is a designer, editor, and typographer. He is the former editor of
U&lc (
Upper and lower case) and founding editor of
U&lc Online. He is president of ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) and has been a director of the Type Directors Club in New York. As a member of the Fonts team at Microsoft, he helped establish improved typographic standards for Windows and other Microsoft products. His books include
U&lc: influencing design & typography and
Language culture type, as well as two collections of his “
dot-font” columns. He writes, lectures, and consults extensively on typography and design, and he has won numerous awards for his book designs. His current focus is on establishing standards of typographic excellence in e-books and other forms of digital publishing.