Last week’s look at North Indian scripts & typeforms was very informative. We all had to do mini case studies on each of the scripts Continue reading →
I would love to visit this exhibit!
Kannada Day!
I spent most of the day trying to understand how the Kannada script is written. I quite enjoyed it! I love how it loops and curls—a real pleasure to write. Kannada is, in fact, one of the oldest south Indian languages.
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Punch-cutting: a look at some of the instruments
A great book to have in your library is Counterpunch by Fred Smeijers. It is a very easy read and if you are thinking of designing type it’s a great starting point—looking at letterforms from the inside.
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Michael Twyman and Sébastien Morlighem discuss if the title page of this Firmín Didot published book from 1822 is handwritten or not to M. le baron Sylvestre de Sacy, président de l’assemblée.