Comments on: Sunday type: Evan’s Type

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:14:20 +0000

Jeff
Throughout the week, whenever I come across something interesting, I make a note of it. Always searching for type-related stuff. I’m also fortunate in that many kind readers send in links too (too many to mention). Kris Sowersby brought that beautiful poster to my attention. Not sure whether the original design is hand-drawn. The poster is a screen print I think.

The next Sunday Type is just hours away! It’s a good one.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:15:23 +0000

Where do you get all of your material for the Sunday Type? It’s a very interesting and eclectic weekly collection. That Bennewith poster is beautiful! Did he hand-draw all of that?

I missed out on the Christmas wishes, but I’m close enough for this one: Happy New Year!

By: J.

J. — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:09:09 +0000

That Avenir is amazing

By: minerva gm

minerva gm — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:05:11 +0000

That’s a beautiful ‘2’

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:29:47 +0000

Stephen
You’re right when you write those books are ‘in different directions’. I guess it depends on what you’re hoping to learn. I can also empathise with, ‘I’m at the end of my book budget’.

Robert
No problem. In fact I held off publishing an article today because traffic to the blog is only just picking up again after Christmas. I’m just waiting for everyone to sober up. I have a great interview with Neil which I may publish tomorrow. I’m not sure that heads still clouded with Christmas cheer would appreciate a fairly long article on Transitional Types, so I’ll save that one until the New Year.

When I was Evan’s age, blogs didn’t exist; and I’m not that old, really ;)

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:43:13 +0000

Sorry if I’m a little late just recovering from the holidays. Once again thanks for the good type links, it’s just not a sunday without my type fix from iLT. I really liked how you featured that lil blogger. Maybe in the future you can feature an inspiring blogger from time to time. I really liked this kids blog. I remember when I was 10, I think I was still playing with legos and it was going to be some time before I knew what a blog even was ha ha. :) Good Stuff!

By: Stephen Tiano

Stephen Tiano — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:58:24 +0000

Well, with New Year’s still to come, I hope everyone’s holidays to this point have been terrific.

John, that Epic is a great-looking typeface. I wish it had old style figures, as well as real small caps. Otherwise, it strikes me as attractive a face as sturdy-looking.

I have Craig and Bevington’s Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography. I found it helpful and—true to its word—basic. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

As long as a book title has come up, tho’, I’d like to run two titles past the group. I’m trying to decide between them. I’m at the end of my book budget for some time to come; and these two are about $60 each.

First is Jan Tschichold’s—I believe he’s got one essay in it and edited the whole book—The Form of the Book. The second is Unicode Explained, which, I understand, contains a lot about type design, including a discussion of FontForge and FontLab.

I realize these books are in different directions, but such are my interests. So I’m wondering which is the better investment. Sort of like drafting the best athlete available, rather than drafting one for a particular hole th team needs to fill.

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:09:40 +0000

Julian
Yes, there’s some beautiful imagery; and I like the site’s design. Take away the Flash navigation (and give users the back button!) and it would be magnificent.

Leah
Sounds like a nice Christmas present. I don’t have that title, so let me know what you think of it.

Cody
Yes, it’s strange in Japan: the big lead up to Christmas day—which really is a non-event here. (For those who don’t know, Xmas day is not a national holiday here in Japan).

Yes, I’m excited too—lots of new stuff to come…I can’t wait. And wouldn’t it be something to be sharing all this type loveliness with 10,000 subscribers…I wonder if that’s possible….

By: Cody

Cody — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:51:53 +0000

Merry Christmas Johno! (since it’s actually the 25th for us =P)
What a beautiful Christmas I’m having at WORK! Well, that’s Japan for ya.

Have a good one and I’m excited for iLT in 2008!

PS - The “arial” link is priceless. I couldn’t help but chuckle.

By: leah

leah — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:33:04 +0000

Great line-up of links, Johno, and I especially love “Evan’s Book Site” — it’s precious!

I just wanted to share my type-at-Christmas story: I had mentioned how much I was loving typography to a few of my friends, and then a month later (just the other day), out of the blue, one of my friends gave me her old typography textbook! “I don’t need it anymore,” she said, “I just had to take one class in it.” She’s studying graphic design, but her area is not typography. I was pretty pumped, as up until now the books I’ve read about type have all had to be returned to the library. Now I can scribble in the margins! Huzzah! :)

The book is “Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography”, by James Craig and William Bevington, published 1999. Anyone heard of those authors?

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!