11.24.09

A Proper 1

Now, I have to admit, I am partial to big, chunky wood type letterforms. But there is something charming about the more classical serifs in type, especially the numbers.

11.23.09

The Courier P

Mmm, what a lovely face on this block. Wonderful texture and coloring.

11.23.09

Matinee Gothic

This set is the final we created this semester, and was a direct reproduction of Matinee Gothic, a wonderful typeface designed by Jim Parkinson. I found the typeface when I was trying to find a font with the mysterious M in it, and while this typeface has a much different M, the rest of the letterforms match the one’s from the lot I purchased fairly closely. This is the Mystery font ...

11.19.09

Featured, Type Creation

Untitled 504

After we had success creating and printing a partial set of movable type to complete the Futura Condensed typeface, we moved on to creating one set derived from a specimen from Rob Roy Kelly’s book, Untitled 504 (Rob Roy Kelly mis-identified this face as Untitled 154 in American Wood Type, many thanks to the invaluable Rob Roy Kelly Collection website). I’ve always wanted a set in this typeface so it ...

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