the dominance of indie foundries

posted by tom / December 28, 2005 /

The fact that I have multiple friends who will probably be interested in this link is completely dumbfounding to me.

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oh HEEL yes. I've already talked about this list twice!!

Right off the bat, I have issues with A. Paul's "Ministry" making the list, but I haven't studied it all that closely.

Okay, off to go dork out somehwere else now.

Posted by: the g on December 28, 2005 01:39 PM

sorry if I missed previous links on your site, G. technorati fails me once again.

I really like the idea of eccentric French font geniuses who live in Cambodia.

Posted by: tom on December 28, 2005 01:49 PM

oh, non non. I mean talk, as in real-peron conversations while making shitty office coffee. I haven't even brought it up blog wise.

Posted by: the g. on December 28, 2005 02:05 PM

oh! talk-talk. people still do that?

Posted by: tom on December 28, 2005 02:12 PM

The reasons Ministry made the list are not purely aesthetic, although it certainly is attractive. There are also technical reasons - rarely does an opentype pro face have so many ligatures and alternates that it can be used to effectively set truly calligraphic-looking type!

Posted by: moe on December 28, 2005 02:19 PM

Exactly what I mean by saying I don't particularly love it at first glance (purely aesthetic and a personal opinion, I admit.) There are tons of typefaces that are technically astounding that don't do it for me. Different strokes, etc.

Posted by: the g. on December 28, 2005 02:42 PM

Did you read the New Yorker article a few weeks ago about the king of all font designers? I wish I could remember his name.

It seems like lots of people online are interested in typeface design. A few years ago, I made a font based on my own handwriting, and it turned out pretty well. The ex even used it on her business cards for a while.

Posted by: ogged on December 28, 2005 03:37 PM

Awesome!

Posted by: Jake on December 31, 2005 03:42 PM

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