This is a really common question I’m asked, so I thought I’d write a few notes about why it’s not necessarily a central part of type design to speak a language. Continue reading
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Constructive confusion
Week 8 was our second intensive practical week with Gerard, and with only two more weeks of term, itโs felt like time to really settle into a definite direction and concentrate fully on our typefaces. Continue reading
Exploring Burmese
Last week Nance Cunningham joined us in the Department to talk about the Burmese script. Nance works as a lexicographer, working on English-Burmese dictionaries, so is familiar with the difficulties of Burmese fonts. She stayed a couple of nights, which meant she could give me quite a comprehensive understanding of the Burmese letters and how they should work together. Continue reading