What does it mean to pursue perfection in type design‽ It's summer so maybe we should just hit the pool, but we decided to tackle some big type topics first. There are designers out there working to make the perfect font right now, and maybe Jony Ive's LoveFrom Serif found it, but is it worth the time and energy? The guys think through nobility and ego and legacy and motivation and Dr. Seuss tubas and ultimately find it is akin to a quest for the Holy Grail of fonts: an epic journey that might just be foolish. But, as Kyle reminds us, the true Grail is the fonts you made along the way...
Alright, we've hit enough tennis balls at you, go jump in the pool!
Font releases highlighted in this episode:
Coastal from Positype
Brilliante from Black Foundry
Twogether Sans from Sudtipos
Click here for more information on TypeTogether's Primarium project! (NOTE: the project is growing all the time, the number of countries and typefaces involved have already grown from time of recording)
Click here for the FastCompany article referenced in this episode.
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