The Handwriting of Type Designers

July 22, 2008 • 10:40 am • POSTED BY tim beitz

Type design is like one of those alleyways between Brandywine and Green that you can hop over with a quick pace and and lofty launch. While sometimes smelling like Saturday night’s trash, most reveal a subtle beauty so intrinsic to the city’s allure.

Ever wonder whether the handwriting of your favorite type designers encodes some sort of influence on their designs? Australian Web technologist Cameron Adams did, and asked a few for samples. Check out the article here:

http://www.themaninblue.com/articles/handwritten_typographers