Sep 9, 2025
ON THE NAMING OF FONTS Do you have a formula for naming typefaces, Nick? Not really, Nick. Whatever sticks. I’m always looking for a new twist. Beaufort, then, after the cheese? That was actually “in the hood” as I lived on Beaufort Road in Toronto...
Jun 25, 2025
Focusing on the sea-change that occurred in the look of language around 1800, the Auld English fonts simulate the experience of reading prior to that great disruption, by diverse means. Some two centuries ago the long-s character was abandoned, spelling became...
Jun 14, 2025
Rembrandt: Etchings, Catalogue page 11, Abbey Art Series, c.1960. Times Roman, 8/8 pt. WORKING THE COLLECTION Rembrandt’s etchings, as a body of work, inspired the catalogue raisonné Rembrandt created some 300 different etchings, which may be divided into various...
May 19, 2025
The Derby Galop, sheet music cover, c.1850. Anonymous, lithograph. LEVITATING HORSES When Art found Truth wanting I’ve never had much contact with horses. As a child in the fifties I’d see a few in the street, hauling rag and bone carts or milk floats, but...
May 5, 2025
At Berry & Peterson, Kingston, Ontario. Photo: Zoë Shinn. BOOKS Which genres do you especially enjoy reading, Nick, and which do you avoid? I’m a devotee of coffee-table books with letterpress typography and photos printed by gravure. I rarely read...
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