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Re: ‘Grand Cru Classés’ sprouting from Antwerp soil
Congratulations, Frank Blokland and Jan Van der Linden (Secretary of the Plantin Institute of Typography)! It is an outstanding exhibition full with interesting projects to look at. Also, I think it …1 -
Re: Calligraphic lettering critique
@"Michael Clark" Yes, I am aware the style is not Spencerian, BUT it's an American custom to also call this kind of script lettering 'Spencerian'. Paul Shaw explained this to…1 -
Re: Source for Gerrit Noordzij drawing?
I also checked "Het primaat van de pen" and the drawings aren't there.1 -
Drawing the movement: Nelly Gable's book on punchcutting
I would like to stress here the importance of Nelly Gable's book Drawing the movement. Cutting the type punch. It's simply the most important reference / manual on punchcutting available at…3 -
Re: Punchcutting tools: Loupes, etc
With two brass rods, an aluminium block (cut from a piece of type furniture) and the base of an Ikea lamp I made a better holder for my punchcutter's lens.2
