Here is another beautiful beefy figure from the new gothic alphabet I bought. There is less stroke variation on this form; it’s all meaty, all the time. Perhaps that’s why the truncated arm in the middle looks so sad. This issue of real estate on the block was also seen on the number 5 from this set. I love how perfectly round the counter spaces are in the center, and ...

Apologies for not posting a block yesterday, I have been feeling under the weather. Looking at J’s backwards always seems particularly discombobulating. The thickening of the stroke at the bottom is so extreme it dwarfs the serif at the top. I love the sort of squared off counter area above the “hook” of the J. The end of the stroke looks kind of unfinished being lopped off like it is. I ...

This is a lovely block from the Grecian set. I love the proportions of weight between the two arms on the Y. The block looks rather stately, the arms split from the stem in just the right place, so it doesn’t seem unstable. The serifs along the top are not perfectly even, a byproduct from this block being hand carved. It is definitely thicker on the right side. There is ...

Here is a brand new typeface on this wonderful Friday! Clarendon typefaces like these work so well as movable type, I was thrilled to be able to get this typeface at this size. This is a bold clarendon face, and has a shorter serif height than most of the clarendons I’ve seen. It’s more like a condensed columbian, or a more modern clarendon. There isn’t a manufacturers stamp, despite the ...