http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy blog. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="452" caption="Fleet Street Lino Print by Stanley Donwood"][/caption] The festive season is fast upon us, and as always, I feel it is my duty to call attention to typographic goodies that make good gifts for lovers of letters and all things related to the printing arts. If you ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/96   [caption id="attachment_83" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Letter forms from the typeface Cassius by Mathieu Réguer"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/82   [caption id="attachment_75" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Cover from Portfolio of Ornamental Penmanship by A.N. Palmer Co."][/caption] Yesterday's blog post from The Ministry of Type focuses on a singular specimen of lettering ephemera from the last century: a digitized version of W.E. Dennis' Studies in Pen Art is truly a gem, but once you ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/71 [caption id="attachment_48" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Grandia in fine print."][/caption] This post marks the first anniversary of my blog and the end of my year at the University of Reading, where I furthered my education in typeface design via their Masters degree program. It has been a good year and I learned much ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/51 It seems that the type conference destinations this year all happen to be in some of my favorite cities where I have lived. This week ATypI is in full swing in St. Petersburg, Russia. I spent one summer in St. Pete in 1999 trying to get a grasp on the ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/45 a is for Albertus, originally uploaded by pauldhunt. ... and not a drop of ink! This week in the department, the finishing touches were being painted on the walls at the building that houses the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication. The pièces de résistance came in the form of ginormous ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/40 What's up with the type foundry/music connection? Recent years have brought us P22's release of the William Caslon Experience compilation and the Amerikanische Badneß album, which accompanies the Blaktur typeface, from the House Industries guys themselves. Now let's add another of my own personal favorites to the lineup. František Štorm has ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/21 Okay, so my brain needed a few minute's rest, so I thought I would post this before type types start descending upon buffalo for Typecon 2008 in Buffalo, NY. Of course there is an Official Typecon Restaurant Guide, but here are some specifics that you won't find on that list. ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/19 Hooray! I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I checked my email and noticed an email from FontStruct team member, Stewf. You may also know him as Stephen Coles, one of the brains behind the ever-popular Typographica. Getting the message was not the surprising thing, I've been starting to enjoy ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/18 .flickr-photo { border: solid 0px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Paul´s Crit Session, originally uploaded by ysch. We were blessed with a surprise visit today from Jonathan Hoefler of Hoefler & Frere-Jones type ... http://www.pilcrowtype.com/blog/archives/16