AUGUST 2007 ISSUE
A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE
I have to say that I found the class attendees incredibly encouraging. In many corners of the industry, you hear those who would say that interest in quality typography is waning. Well, if that’s true, I couldn’t tell it at the meeting. In fact, the presentation went long, not because Dorothy and I didn’t plan well, but because of all the comments and discussion. It was truly heartwarming to see so much interest—and excitement—about typography! If you, or anyone you know of, would like to have a class put on in your school or company, please let us know!
SMART(?) QUOTESSmart Quotes are just not all that bright, and I believe the problem goes back several generations. Some keyboard designer back in the typewriter era (probably Christopher Latham Sholes) wisely assigned the period and the comma to their own proprietary keys, and then foolishly made the whole Quote family share a key set with the Measurement family. It may not have occurred to him that his typewriter keyboard would become the basis for most typesetting in the next century. Now here we are, having to deal with the family inbreeding problem: while they look sort of similar, quote marks and measurement marks are functionally not even close.
Each month we like to cover some of the newest and perhaps the most creative fonts (in our humble opinions) that have been currently released. This month we'd like to draw your attention to a font called "Burbank." It may not be one of the very newest of font releases, but it's from one of my favorite font foundaries, House Industries. As is typical of many House fonts, Burbank is composed of almost every imaginable weight For only $299.00, you will get a font that includes: New Font Releases continued... …
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We had the opportunity to conduct our first-ever typography class Wednesday, May 28, and as is always the case with firsts, there were some initial rough edges. Our presentation got off to a bit of a rocky start, but once we were under way, we found it to be a great experience. This presentation, being the first time I'd used Apple's Keynote, found me scrambling for the display of the notes I had created for each slide. Not a good way to begin a presentation. In spite of the initial hiccups, however, I feel as though we learned from the experience and I am sure that our next "class" will be as polished as our typography is. For those of you reading this who were there, thanks for your patience. 
