Typo13 TypeCooker Workshop, a photo by LettError on Flickr. Here are some of my pics of the TypeCooker workshop. Hosted together with Paul van der Laan, both the drawing and the critique were a lot of fun. Thanks for taking … Continue reading
89 Digitisations, a photo by LettError on Flickr. Here’s another peek at the results of the digitisation project. A total of 89 unique contributions, this illustrates that the method developed to normalise the data gets good results, both for comparing … Continue reading
Rokus van Blokland – Gouda, 1957, a photo by quadralectics on Flickr. Found a pic of my dad and my brother.
Formatted for print, this introduction to Python scripting and RoboFab is still a useful resource. Originally written for the 2009 Robothon, it has updated URLs. Useful reading whether you work in RoboFont (more RoboFont docs), Glyphs (more Glyphs docs) or … Continue reading
If you are an InDesign user and you are involved in typography for reading sizes, this might be for you. TypeSizer is a small tool, a javascript for InDesign. Its buttons increase or decrease the size of the selected text … Continue reading
House Industries launched a beautiful new photo app for iOS. Use the exclusive PhotoLettering alphabets to create instant captions on top of your photos, then share them. The alphabets are picked from the PhotoLettering collection. The interface is joy to … Continue reading
TimeBank, a photo by LettError on Flickr. An improvised 10 minute sign for a TimeBank event. To complete the typographic highlights of this photo: in the background a House Industries Eames 2 print. Next to that, the TypoMan puppet made … Continue reading
This is your chance to contribute to a small science experiment! I’m collecting different digitizations of the same scanned image. TypeMedia students, alumni and colleagues have already entered their points but I need more data. The results will be part … Continue reading
The new LTR Salmiak is about ready. Dusted off, cleaned up, bits that had broken off glued back on. A touch of paint. A dollop of KERN polish. Salmiakki! If you have an old copy of Salmiak, drop me a … Continue reading
Ambition, a photo by LettError on Flickr.