Chris Bilheimer
Chris Bilheimer attended the fine arts program at the University of Georgia with Michael Stipe, founder of the rock group R.E.M., and began working as art director for the band in 1994. He now continues to work in the music industry, art directing bands including Green Day and Weezer.
With Michael Stipe he co-designed several fonts for use on the band’s artwork, and with the help of type foundry TypeTrust these have now been released commercially.
[DJD, June 2009]
