Despite his unassuming nature, Jason Santa Maria’s work has influenced many designers both on and off the screen, and in particular those who – thanks to his blog – discovered the fledgling discipline of web design back in the early 2000s. His impressive breadth of knowledge comes from a career that has covered almost every possible role, from working both as a design freelancer and within agencies, to acting as creative director of his own startup and later of Typekit, to leading design teams for large editorial sites like Vox and now Slate. As co-founder of independent book publisher A Book Apart and creator of typeface catalogue Typedia, Jason feels strongly about preserving and passing on his knowledge – whether as teacher, mentor, author, or simply as an evangelist for all things typographic.