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    Just van Rossum is a Dutch typeface designer and computer programmer. He is the brother of Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python computer programming language.

        Just van Rossum
            Typeface design
                    List of faces designed by van Rossum
            Programming achievements

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    Typeface design
    Just van Rossum's typefaces combination of programming and letterfrom design has resulted in several developments in typeface design. His typeface FF Beowolf uses program memory to individually alter character design as it sets. He worked with Erik Spiekermann in developing the ITC Officina typeface, a version of the FF Meta typeface.

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    List of faces designed by van Rossum
      FF Advert
      FF Beowolf (with Erik van Blokland)
      LTR Bodoni (with Erik van Blokland)
      FF Brokenscript
      FF Confidential
      FF Double Digits
      FF Dynamoe
      FF Flightcase
      F Flixel
      FF Instant Types
      FF Justlefthand
      FF Karton
      ITC Officina (with Erik Spiekermann)
      FB Phaistos (with David Berlow)
      FF Schulbuch
      FF Stamp Gothic
      F What You Think (with Erik van Blokland)

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    Programming achievements

    Notable achievements of Just van Rossum include being the author of the IDE for MacPython, included in the standard Python distribution, and being the designer of the "Python Powered" logo font used on Python websites around the Internet (see image).
     
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