Kern Arrows Zip-up from Veer

As promised: more timely gift ideas. Within its short lifespan, Veer’s Kern Zip-up (not to be confused as a hoodie!) has become an instant classic and a must-have fashion staple for type nerds everywhere. Gifting this item to a typographically savvy designer friend is sure to result in profuse amounts of gratitude. There are only two (2) small problems, however, with this gift suggestion: 1) the Veer merch store doesn’t ship outside of North America, and 2) the snug-fitting numbers only run to size XL (which I had better fit into!).

So this classic has recently been re-rolled as the Kern Arrows Zip-up and incorporates some snazzy new features: 1) a brand new color (I adore gray), 2) nifty piping (ever-so-cool), and 3) directional arrows indicating which way the kern should come together (in case you were confused). I was glad to notice in the design credits that arrows from P22 Victorian Ornaments 2 and P22 Art Deco Extras are included on this fancy little number.
After that last post, you should be glad to finally get a gift suggestion that you can afford to get me, oh, or your own loved one. Beat the Black Friday rush and get your order in now!

Letter forms from the typeface Cassius by Mathieu Réguer

I really should have gone to Paris this weekend. I didn’t have anything terribly exciting to do here in London, two of my elder sisters were there for the weekend. I don’t know why I didn’t realize all of this before Sunday evening. Had I been there, I’m sure I would have tried to drag them to Ladurée, try to talk them into taking a boat ride on the Seine, or maybe I could finally make it to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I blame them, in part, for not getting me their itinerary sooner, let this be a lesson to all you Hunts!
However, had I been in Paris this weekend, I can tell you that I would most likely have been taking pictures of lettering more than of architecture. On my previous two trips to the center of the cultural universe, I was struck by the occurrence of what seemed to me to be a very French treatment of the majuscule R.

The 1 & only again…, originally uploaded by pauldhunt.

… well, it’s not quite a word, but someday it’ll be able to make any word! (In the Latin Script, that is) So what is this drawing of? It’s my very feeble sketching abilities trying to depict what my typeface project will look like. This is definitely not a tight sketch. However, this is the only sketch i made before I embarked upon the process of digitization. I have filled several small book pages with even feebler attempts at calligraphy so as to have a point of reference for what I hope will be a nice, pen-informed typeface for Sanskrit research. I’m bound to have my hands full with the brief I’ve cut out for myself. Wish me luck!