Dave Crossland
Staff (L6) UX Programmes & Operations, Google Fonts
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolDave Crossland is a typography-focused UX programmes and operations leader with 15 years of experience, currently leading font development for Google Fonts as a Staff (L6) program lead. He combines deep type and typography expertise (MA in Typeface Design) with a background in systems administration and product-focused program management, bridging design, engineering, and operations. Founder of a consultancy that worked with Google on libre font tooling, he brings both entrepreneurial grit and academic rigour to large-scale open font initiatives. Based in Denver, he’s known for pragmatic stewardship of font quality, tooling, and community engagement across Google’s global typography efforts.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Typeface Design, MA, Typeface Design at The University of ReadingBA, Graphic Information Design, Interaction Design, BA, Graphic Information Design, Interaction Design at Ravensbourne University LondonArt & Design Foundation Diploma, Design and Applied Arts, Art & Design Foundation Diploma, Design and Applied Arts at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
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Github Skills (7)
fonts6
google-webfonts6
webfonts6
roboto6
unicode6
google-fonts-api6
variable-fonts6
Github contributions (2)
graffitiMSX/msxpower-googlefontdirectory
Sep 2010 - Nov 2011
Contributions:1594 commits in 1 year 1 month
dragonflylife59350/web-font-downloader
Feb 2011 - Feb 2011
Contributions:14 commits in 1 day
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