Stephen E Rowe is the primary designer for Fontelan Type Foundry. Having spent many years in the sign and graphics industry as a type artist and gilder, Stephen sketched many designs or ideas which have an original or characteristic look to them which he has produced or is developing into fully fledged font families.

Whilst there is nothing new under the sun and it often takes many patient months to fully construct a font design or family, the unfolding process is part of the pleasure of creating a new font, which is the main incentive for the design and production involved in a foundry.