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Re: Primework
It can happen that people misread tone in online conversations, and I think that has happened here. I hope you can re-read Simon's post with a presumption that his intentions are constructive (a…6 -
Re: Does Surrealism have a Typographic Language?
Worth noting that such “automatic drawing” was a key part of Surrealism from the jump—see André Masson, Jean Arp, Joan Miró. IMO capricious letterform variety—pretty much an inherent part of commerci…2 -
Re: How do you teach type design?
I teach type design at the BA level, and to a wide variety of students. Probably fewer than half are Digital Media Arts majors. Essentially none have previous type design experience (very few have Be…4 -
Re: The Place of the Low-waist 'a' in Modern Latin-Based Fonts
I associate this feature with Garamond types, and just like you found with Dair, some revivalists follow suit with the low bowl (e.g. Stempel Garamond, Adobe Garamond) while others even out the count…2 -
Re: Does Surrealism have a Typographic Language?
My more recent release Fillmore takes inspiration from (among other sources) the biomorphic abstract art of Surrealists like Jean Arp and Joan Miró. If I recall correctly, the typography of Surrealis…5
