Tim Ripper (b. 1986) studied physics at Amherst College and worked in educational publishing in China before obtaining an MFA in graphic design from the Yale School of Art. At Yale, he discovered a passion for type design through a class with Tobias Frere-Jones and Matthew Carter, and was a designer at Frere-Jones Type before joining Commercial Type in 2016. Tim has also worked at Fathom Information Design and independently as a freelance graphic designer and developer.
