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Re: Adrian Frutiger (24 May 1928 – 12 September 2015)
Not as strong a meme as Zapf’s passing; pipped at the post, so to speak. But his work is more prevalent today, what with the Frutiger face becoming a genre, which is quite something. It always amazes…1 -
Re: Noticeably Absent from TypeCon
Thanks for the kind mention, James. It takes me a lot of time to put together a talk, and I can only really justify that by using each as an opportunity to investigate in depth a topic that interests…1 -
Re: 25 Systems for Classifying Typography: A Study in Naming Frequency
I classify type designs by date, location, foundry and designer.1 -
Re: Diversifying TypeDrawers
I like Elizabeth’s take on quotas, as outlined in her linked post. Forget the past and individual morality. There’s not much merit in arguing over who should be called out over what. If there is agre…3 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
I’ve always been fascinated by type specimens as a literary form, when they become a kind of concrete poetry. Alphabets to Order by Alastair Johnston of Poltroon Press is a brilliant treatise on this…3
