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Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 2

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 2

A few weeks ago, I posted some scans of nineteenth-century wood types by William Page, from the rare specimen book Wm. A few weeks ago, I posted some scans of nineteenth-century wood types by William Page, from the rare specimen book Wm. H. Page &... 

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Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 1

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 1

Since the countdown to the holidays has begun in earnest, we thought we’d dedicate the rest of the week to recommending typographic-themed holiday gifts for the designers in your life. Since the countdown to the holidays has begun in earnest,... 

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Aesthetic Apparatus Explained

Aesthetic Apparatus Explained

I started a typeface called Feldspar in 1999, which I’ve yet to complete. After eight years, most such projects would have lost their inertia, but this one’s moving steadily along, driven by a single, fervid dream: I am determined to one... 

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An Early Snowtype

An Early Snowtype

The snow-themed alphabets below all belong to the world of lettering rather than typography, but typefounders have made their share of snow-covered fonts as well. Some of these go back quite a bit further than I imagined, as I learned this afternoon:... 

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More Wintry Gotham

More Wintry Gotham

Over at Saks Fifth Avenue , they’ve decked out their signature Gotham Medium in snowy finery for winter. The snowflake treatment is a nice counterpoint to the icicled Gotham below , conveying luxe rather than hypothermia; in any case, it’s... 

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Holiday Gifts for Typophiles

Holiday Gifts for Typophiles

An office full of type designers is already a dangerous a breeding ground for the highly contagious chronic arrowmania , but H&FJ alumnus Kevin Dresser has taken things to the next level with the DresserJohnson Arrow Ring . A chic adaptation of... 

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Helvetica for the Holidays

Helvetica for the Holidays

Christmas is about more than just eggnog and carols and sitting by the tree. Christmas is about more than just eggnog and carols and sitting by the tree. It’s about having to explain to your family yet again what exactly it is that you do for... 

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I, Calligrapher

I, Calligrapher

Robots have long been useful in completing challenging or hazardous tasks: dismantling explosives, assembling automobiles, winning chess tournaments, etc. Robotlab in Karlsruhe, Germany, is training them for another purpose: calligraphy Robots have... 

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Lettering Obituary

Lettering Obituary

Gertel’s Bakery , 1914-2007, died last week from complications arising out of escalating land prices, finally succumbing to demolition on November 2. It was 93 Gertel’s Bakery, 1914-2007, died last week from complications arising out of... 

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Fonts on Television

Fonts on Television

Thanks to a few well-traveled blogs, this clip has been getting some traffic lately: it’s a segment about typeface design that ran on CBS Sunday Morning last summer, featuring us. Correspondent Russ Mitchell spent some time at H&FJ, and speaking... 

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