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Re: Jan Middendorp has died.
Jan had the title “Type Writer” on his business card. I always wanted to emulate that career, and will probably spend the rest of mine trying to live up to his.3 -
Re: The existence of a letter foundry is at stake
Critical news! Gerstenberg is one of the last places in the world that still casts metal foundry type from the 20th century. I can think of only a couple in the U.S., and they certainly don’t have th…5 -
Re: Is selling on MyFonts a good idea?
As a new foundry you have at least two alternatives with higher standards and better ethics than MyFonts: * I Love Typography * Font Bros Once you build more of a reputation you could apply to these …12 -
Re: "HGGC Explores $4 Billion Sale of Typeface Firm Monotype"
Christine Bateup (of Frere-Jones Type) has a take.6 -
Re: "HGGC Explores $4 Billion Sale of Typeface Firm Monotype"
Sorry for the minor diversion… That’s not quite true. There was a foundry review board for around 5 years, roughly 2013–2018. At ATypI 2015, Jan Middendorp revealed that the board rejected 60% of sub…5
