Date. Skin & Bones is an unusual font release for me. It’s not only a revival, it’s a designer-authorized revival. It was originally designed by Douglas F. Jones and released as a 2” film font in 1972 by VGC (Visual Graphics Corporation, now defunct)….
September 25, 2023. I’m known as a type designer, but I’ve done many other things in my career, going back to 1976. One of the things I used to do is draw caricatures. Recently, I’ve started drawing them again….
You might wonder: Where does a type designer like me spend his days? Do I have a fancy office in a skyscraper in downtown Saint Paul? Do I have a receptionist? An H.R. department? Interns? An espresso bar? None of that. I work by myself out of a repurposed back bedroom in a modest 1920s-era bungalow in the quiet residential Saint Paul neighborhood of Saint Anthony Park. Let me show you around...
