Ewan Clayton

Biography

Ewan Clayton is a calligrapher and lettering artist who lives and works in Brighton, Sussex. He holds a part time position as Professor in Design at the University of Sunderland. For twelve years he worked as a consultant to Xerox PARC, the research lab in California that developed much of the digital technology underpinning the world of digital communications and mobile computing that we know today. He grew up in and around a craft community at Ditchling in Sussex founded by Eric Gill. Ewan’s book 'The Golden Thread', a history of writing, was published by Atlantic in 2013.