Duff Johnson
Chair of these communities: US TAG | TC171 SC2 US WG8 PDF | TC171 SC2 US WG9 AccessibilityDuff started working with PDF in 1996 when he founded Document Solutions, Inc. in Oakland, California.
Today, as CEO of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates industry activities in support of PDF technology.
Duff also serves in technical roles as Project Leader for ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) and as Project co-Leader for ISO 32000 (the PDF specification). He chairs the US Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) for ISO TC 171 SC 2, and serves as its Head of Delegation.
He can be reached at duff.johnson@pdfa.org.
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Duff Johnson's Publications
Presentation January 30, 2018
Kick off PDF Day DC with an overview of the event and opening remarks from the Archivist of the United … Read more
Article December 15, 2017
PDF is far more than digital paper—supporting 3D models, machine-readable data, and rich attachments to power collaboration, automation, and secure … Read more
PDF Association news December 13, 2017
The Library of Congress and NARA joined the PDF Association, underscoring PDF’s key role in archiving and collaboration on document … Read more
Article December 8, 2017
A text document is a record of written content at a specific point in time – a publication, a contract, … Read more
PDF Association news November 30, 2017
In recognition of their efforts with PDF 2.0, Duff Johnson and Peter Wyatt, the two ISO Project Leaders for ISO … Read more
Article November 14, 2017
PDF remains essential because it delivers portable, self-contained documents with fixed layouts, permanence, and reliability – qualities the web alone … Read more
Article August 30, 2017
PDF became the world’s de facto document standard through interoperability and reliability. PDF 2.0 builds on that foundation with enhanced … Read more
Article February 28, 2017
As security standards evolve, PDF 2.0 leaves outdated SHA-1 behind – strengthening digital signatures and helping protect documents against emerging … Read more
PDF Association news February 17, 2017
The veraPDF consortium has completed PREFORMA’s prototyping phase, and has been awarded the contract for the final six month testing … Read more