An informal research poll regarding type designers

Igor Petrovic
Igor Petrovic Posts: 340
edited January 13 in Type Business

I have a premise I would like to explore: that a typical type designer is a younger child in their family, meaning they usually have older siblings.

I made a very informal poll to see what the numbers look like:
https://strawpoll.com/e7ZJarP8Mg3

The poll isn’t scientific. For example, by family logic, there are naturally more younger siblings than oldest children. I’m just curious about general trends, not trying to draw firm conclusions.

This idea ties into broader questions about how family structure might influence personal and social choices. Relevant research seems to find no strong correlation, but I notice some patterns in everyday life. For instance, I’m a younger child, and many of my closest friends are too.

An important note is that this isn’t about stereotypes. It’s just a fun, informal look at a possible pattern.

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  • Dave Crossland
    Dave Crossland Posts: 1,520
    Interesting results so far! But I am curious what the typical population %s are, in various regions of the world, to best compare this data against to make sense of it :) And for that I guess it needs to ask people where they were born



  • Igor Petrovic
    Igor Petrovic Posts: 340
    Yes, geography would be a really important factor for meaningful interpretation.

    So far, the initial premise turned out to be pretty weak. But the "Only child" looks like a finding. It already won the "Audience award" :) Congrats, whoever it is!

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