Swatches, Samples, Something New
Last November, I traveled to Yale University in search of swatch books and color cards. The Faber Birren Collection of Books on Color is home to a comprehensive selection of … Continue reading
Workshop in Oakland June 4-8
Hi all! I’ll be back to update you shortly about my new book (almost press ready!) but I hope you can forgive this quick plug first. I am only teaching one … Continue reading
The Hamilton Circus (and a new Shift-lab edition)
I traveled to Wisconsin with two of my Shift-lab collaborators recently and spent a magical a week at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. I have a lot to say … Continue reading
Post BABE Sale. Come and get it!
The whirlwind is over and I am back home after a busy weekend at the Bristol Artists Book Event. I am always amazed at how fast the end arrives and … Continue reading
To the Bristol Artists Book Event!
I’ve been gearing up for BABE 2015 this week. Gathering prints and proofs, digging out my display stuff and my card reader (does it still work?) and getting a few … Continue reading
Shift-lab on the table: Codex February 8-11
And we’re off! I fly tomorrow to reunite with my Shift-lab companions at the Codex Book Fair. I’ve been so consumed by finishing my new book that I haven’t had … Continue reading
How to build a Greek typeface, by Eric Gill
What better way to celebrate being back in the UK than another post about the Monotype archive in Salfords? A few months ago, Monotype designer Toshi Omagari was kind enough … Continue reading
Adventures in the Monotype Archive: Jan van Krimpen’s Angry letters
Welcome back to the Monotype Archive! Thanks to Monotype designer Toshi Omagari, I was able to spend time last week digging through boxes and pawing old documents and type drawings … Continue reading
Adventures in the Monotype Archive: The Sad Story of Sachsenwald
The archive buried in a small office complex in Salfords, Surrey is the last onsite stronghold of what was once Monotype’s enormous factory complex. The Salfords railway station was built … Continue reading
My new friend Rebecca Chamlee
Two weeks ago I flew to Los Angeles and was met at the airport by Rebecca Chamlee of Pie in the Sky Press. I did a lot of things in … Continue reading
Big Jump Press 