Richard Hunt has practiced typography for over 35 years, first supplying type to designers, and then with the advent of the desktop computer, acted as a consultant to many design firms and other institutions across North America, including Bruce Mau Design, Zone Books, Rizzoli, KPMB Architects, Rhode Island School of Design and the Getty Research Institute. He teaches at OCAD University, Canada (formerly the Ontario College of Art and Design) where he lectures on the history of typography and teaches studio typography classes and typeface design.