Lost - Found - Gone

James Montalbano
James Montalbano Posts: 123
edited August 30 in Type History
A few months ago a bookshelf collapsed in my studio and a pile of its contents sat on the floor for months. Finally going though them I found all of these keepsakes and memorabilia from past type conferences. Starting with Type87, the first one I ever attended. For a moment or two I marvelled at how many I had, and how long it had been since I looked at any of them. At first I thought I should hold on to them, but then realized none of it was interesting or important to me anymore. So I threw it all away. I feel so much better now.

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  • Mark Simonson
    Mark Simonson Posts: 1,759
    I haven't reached that point yet, but it's not as unimaginable as it once was.
  • John Hudson
    John Hudson Posts: 3,489
    I decided pretty early on that I was mostly uninterested in the ephemera of type conferences, and imposed pretty strict criteria on what I would keep. Most of the content of ‘goody bags’ ended up in the hotel bin rather than in my luggage.

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