As our intrepid type designers start getting glyphic in today‘s match, a question immediately springs to mind. Can a lowly FontLab file — quietly lingering in the background — provide our boys with an adequate creative workspace? They‘re certainly not limited by talent or tools, simply by the time on the clock. Creating a typeface from scratch is one thing, but attempting to do so during the course of a match is unprecedented. I wish them luck, but they may not need it. We can see that Mark Simonson has started off with a minimal character set packing some premium punch.
Out of the entire Unicode macrocosm, Mark selected a simple trio of characters and made them his own. A trio of characters that actually spell something. So far, I‘m impressed ... especially since this face is sporting two of my favourite typographic traits ... the bones of a straightforward geometric sans, and bulbous accoutrements sensuously oozing out of the em-square.
However ... this might be jelly, ‘cause jam don‘t kern like that.
Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by Grant Hutchinson.
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Oliver Reichenstein of Information Architects in Tokyo submits the final volley (Oops I just accidentally typed "vinyl folly!") Our humble document has clocked over 21,000 miles today, and almost that many layers. Thanks for joining us for this and all our preseason matches. Sign up for free Season Tickets to be the first to find out about our regular season!
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