ISSN 1496-3221
February 6, 2013
Typography is about the imperfect balance between aesthetics, history, concept, and execution. Any one of these elements should make both the designer and the viewer uncomfortable at some level. If an instance of typography isn’t doing this, it is far too safe and must be avoided.
January 28, 2009
Many of my old Image Club typefaces — such as Schmutz — are currently owned and distributed by Monotype Imaging through various sites. Mr Coles was kind enough to point out that they’re now available through FontShop as well. I’ve always wanted to see my typefaces at FontShop. Unfortunately, since I created these fonts as … More
October 3, 2006
Well, adjust my tracking and call me Caslon. Adobe finally freshens up their languishing type products page, renaming it the Adobe Type Showroom. However, once again they’ve neglected to add any new typefaces in the process. The pimped-out, pop-up type browser interface is kinda nice, as is the Flash®-based OpenType tour, but where’s the stuff … More
August 9, 2006
They have some nerve scheduling the WWDC the exact same week as TypeCon this year. What were they thinking down in Cupertino? Don’t they realize that some of us folks love hobnobbing with the geekerati about upcoming operating systems and new Mac hardware just as much as rubbing elbows with the typographic cognoscenti? Apparently not. … More
June 28, 2006
Hmmm … where have I seen something like this before? Oh yes, now I remember … right here.
November 28, 2005
As promised, the mighty folks at Fontlab shipped Fontographer for Mac OS X. I will sound like an incurably desperate type geek when I say this, but… I can’t even begin to express my pleasure surrounding this event. I really can’t. There’s a discussion to peruse over at Typophile and a demo version to download … More
May 9, 2005
In a surprising bit of news, Fontlab Ltd. announced that as of today the veritable type design tool Fontographer has a new place to call home. Not only do the makers of the coincidentally named Fontlab software intend to support existing Fontographer users, they also plan on continuing development — at least to the point … More
September 27, 2003
A big, warm hello from Vancouver and the ATypI conference. I just thought I would sneak in a quick post between sessions and let everyone know that the conference tracks are extremely fast-paced, the weather has been nothing but gorgeous, and the pre-configured bagged lunches are indeed quite edible. The type marketing panel discussion which … More
July 21, 2003
Miss me? If you did, you may also be wondering what the heck was up with the recent radio silence. Well kids, I’ve been sans connectivity whilst tootling around the Twin Cities, being slightly overwhelmed by the heavy-duty typographic content and charmed by the friendly folks at TypeCon 2003. I’ll post a few of my … More
May 20, 2003
Since I first mentioned how I was tinkering with various OS X Finder settings to customize the views, I’ve had a few requests from viewers wanting to know what my windows looked like using 9 point aliased fonts. I’m reasonably happy with how the text labels look on the desktop, but the list and column … More