I am not sure what the proper term is for a one with that little notch cut out, but I think it’s fabulous. This is the only 1 I have in that style, and it’s rather petite. It belongs to the lovely fat gothic face I love so much and have been trying to find a complete set of. This style is more compact than a 1 with a “flag” ...

I am sorry for the break in posts the past two days, but I was on a trip to visit UT Austin and Professor David Shields! Mr. Shields showed off the RRK collection and the great organization system they have developed for it, as well as a new showcard press. I brought a few blocks from my collection and he let me compare them to similar faces in the collection. ...

This A was part of one of the first projects I did involving wood type. We had to pick a museum and create a new logo for it and 3 magazine ads, and I used this A in one of the ads. Cheltenham is an interesting typeface, it feels to me like a mixture of clarendon faces and old style. It’s a heavy weight typeface with brackets and thick serifs. ...

This F has one of the most unique characteristics of this particular Grecian face; the gigantic serif on the middle arm. It’s much thicker than most wood type Grecians, and it really changes the whole feel of the letterform. The whole thing looks like it’s about to tip over! Another interesting thing is the hairline space between that top serif and the cross arm serif. One issue common in a lot ...