Comments on: Sunday Type: Potato Type

By: Marat

Marat — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:55:35 +0000

http://www.atypi.ru
about conference in Russia at Russian :)

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:20:58 +0000

Armando Yes, there are a couple here. Thanks for the offer; I may well be in touch.

By: Armando

Armando — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:40:22 +0000

Hi there–
Any Spanish translations? If you need help there drop me a line.

Have a great weekend!
Armando
(Caracas, Venezuela)

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:16:17 +0000

Bringhurst is as Canadian as apple pie is American. *whistles innocently*

I think I paid about $50 for my copy, brand spanking new. I just looked at Amazon.com…one copy for $69, a second for $159. Wow.

By: Cody

Cody — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:57:38 +0000

You mean, finish reducing the article for the blog from the 20 page book you wrote about it? Haha

I will for sure, I will probably be adapting a lot from the Thinking With Type activities as well as throwing in some of the stuff from my schooling. iLT will be used as a resource as well ;)

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:43:05 +0000

Cody
You just caught me as I finish typing up part three of the Type Terms/Type History series—Transitional Type.

The workshop sounds great, and is certainly something I’ll think about. My writing schedule is pretty much filled up for the next 4-6 weeks (sure that sounds super-organised, but it’s not really); after that I’ll try to put something together. In the meantime, please keep me informed of your own Workshop! That new job of yours sounds pretty interesting.

By: Cody

Cody — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:04:41 +0000

Well I think around 2 month ago? I really lose track of time here in Tokyo… thank god for date records in email. At my office I am doing typography workshops for the other designers here and I am thinking about doing a similar activity after a few workshops on letter form and recognition. I’m am still trying to workout what exactly to build the letters from, but I would love to see an “I love typography: Typography Workshop.” Stick the details and goal in a post and everyone can submit the finished product!

By: johno (iLT)

johno (iLT) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:39:43 +0000

Mr eel
I remember that game, though I could have sworn the cover looked different. It is pretty similar isn’t it. Thanks for the link.

And after seeing that Joey Bertram sleeve, I’m wondering whether this is an actual font…. I’m off to check.

Leah
Yes, I was surprised by the price. I’m sure I paid more than that—and I bought it ages ago. And about that ‘dummy’ text: sometimes I use samples from the designer; sometimes I create my own. I touched on this during my review of Made With FontFont (towards the end).

Cody
Yes, I do remember it now. In fact, I think you sent that to me pretty recently. Looks like I’ll have to do a feature on these and other similar experiments, including the one Jean François mentioned in his comment above.

By: Cody

Cody — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:20:17 +0000

Johno
This one!
http://unlogikinjapan.blogspot.com/2007/08/logotype-layout.html

Not an eight, but when I was scrolling through this post I stopped on the picture and said, “huh? Sweet my logotype!” Then I realized it wasn’t mine and cried. Haha!

By: leah

leah — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:53:31 +0000

Ooh! The Bringhurst book is only $23? And he’s Canadian? Well, if the library doesn’t have it, maybe I’ll have to splurge. Hehe.

Oh and Roger, I quite like your tattoo. Thanks for showing us!

One thing I really like about typography is seeing what words and phrases people choose to showcase a particular typeface. Often they’re nonsensical but fun to read. Like “A pro storms above this orbit.” Do you choose that, Johno, or do the designers? In either case, they are one more fun thing about typography. (Says the very geeky girl who loves words in all forms.)