Reconsidering Revivals
A brief summary and discussion of my ATypI talk about revivals and the way we look at type design history. ☛ Read this
Dispatches from the Drawing Room
The 2020 update
A few things have been moved around, and I’m here to make sure you don’t get lost. ☛ Read this
Design notes: Dover Text
Dover Text unifies Caslon and Gill Sans into a bookish pair of small-print typefaces. The family shares proportions, features and character sets for broad, uniform functionality. ☛ Read this
Dover: a look at the quintessential English typefaces
Background and research for Dover Display, with thoughts and concepts since its inception in 2012. ☛ Read this
Big news from Tiny Type
The Tiny Type Co. is now open for business. After years of drawing in relative silence, I’m ready to welcome you in. Let me introduce my first retail type releases: Dover Display and Monumental Grotesk. Come one, come all! ☛ Read this
Design notes: Monumental Grotesk
A short history of an old Dutch typeface. The background and process of making Monumental Grotesk. ☛ Read this
Design notes: Dover Display
The story behind Dover is an indulgent design fiction, researching the classic English typefaces and rewriting history. ☛ Read this