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Focusing on independent typography, episodes of the Interrogang highlight new and exciting developments in type design and include lively discussions, games, and interviews in the world of type, de
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What does Google know about what fonts are made of‽ Josh and Kyle turn once again, despite their better judgement, to Google in everyone's favorite Interrogame to see how well Google's AI can answer your questions about fonts. It's a mixed bag, but once you listen to the episode you might just learn that gothic fonts are from the Gothic era, that modern fonts attended leadership training, and that Mr. Rogers had some enemies. Google may not always wax philosophical on type, but Kyle sure can (for *most* people)...
Links to everything that we discussed in this episode:
Gatwick Collection from Pangram Pangram
Source of the word "cromulent" for any non-Simpsons fans out there
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How old is too old for a font‽ There's a lot of discussion around the age of a font in this episode, as we tour recent modern medieval designs that don't look the way you think they do, question the value of fonts released decades ago, and wonder why we continue to put up with Papyrus. Josh is all about calligraphy, and Kyle has found that gravestone under a depressing tree glyph you were always looking for. Once the judges scores were tallied up, though, it's clear: Josh put on a podcasting masterclass...
Remember: Respect your elders and freshness counts!
Links to everything that we discussed in this episode:
The calligraphic tour:
Pahin from Blaze Type
Tradition from Bold Decisions
Sharp Roman from Sharp Type
Elizabeth Goodspeed's Heralding the ancient and otherworldly charm of Future Medieval graphics on It's Nice That
Recent medieval releases:
Mancine from Herzberg Design Co.
Clavichord from DJR’s Font of the Month club
Narwa designed by Lewis McGuffie and released on Future Fonts
Gil Modern from CAST Foundry
Fulgora from Sudtipos
Emeritus from Blaze Type
Neue Heitz from Pretend Foundry
Proof of Words
Covenant
Garnier
Alara
Limerick
The Bottle Dance from Fiddler on the Roof
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Are we entering an entirely new universe of font genres‽ It's becoming harder and harder to classify genres in typography, and many of the newer releases are just exacerbating that difficulty. Whether it's finding whimsy in your text serifs where it doesn't belong, a dot font that abandons all conscious typographic reality, or a new-fangled approach we're calling a "multi-genre" font, new fonts are as alive and creative and confusing as they've ever been. That is, unless Kyle succeeds at taking us back to Ancient Rome...
Links to everything that we discussed in this episode:
Sylvain Boyer explains the story behind the Olympic logo
Olympic typefaces through history
The Variable font designed for Nike from Pizza Typefaces
Gramercy from Dinamo
Gamuth from Production Type
NaN Tragedy from NaN
Columba from East of Rome
Scatterplot from Cast Type Foundry
Some examples of what we think are "multi-genre":
Arsen from Typofounderie
Notice from Erkin Karamemet
Trust from MCKL Type
Articles about "Infillism":
Emigre: Time and Time Again on the Fontstand Blog
Response to this Infillism essay by Klim Type foundry's Kris Sowersby: Welcome to the Infill Font Foundry
Response to these essays by Stephen Coles on Typographica: Rejecting Infillism and Waterfalls of Mediocrity
And we assume that you certainly don't remember that Armour Hot Dog jingle
Armour Fonts, the fonts kids love to bite!
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How adventurous can a big corporate font rebrand really be‽ Obviously, there's a lot of room for improvement there and Josh has a bold new direction for Chipotle to go. The guys also talk Olympic logos, handwritten fonts that make you feel seen, a foundry's equivalent of the Burger King Kid's Club, and the trials and tribulations of font pairing. And Fonty McFontface has a cool new type release that you should definitely check out...
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Links to everything that we discussed in this episode:
A writeup on some past Olympic logos
All the past Summer Olympic logos from the great sportslogos.net
Cornbread from MaxiType
Production Type Font Playlists
Red Hat and Redaction from MCKL Type
Premier, TypeTogether’s distribution service
Typotheque Club
Spotify Mix
Early Sans and Late Serif from Character Type
Badson Type Foundry
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Did you miss us‽ It's been a while and we've got a lot of ground to cover to make up for lost time. This episode has font help for indie comic designers, football jersey oopsies, and a serif wave crashing to shore. We also explore the concept of a juice cleanse for font foundries and introduce a font release that makes us question our very existence. It's a weird one, but we're into weird...
Links to everything that we discussed in this episode:
Stringer from Order Type
MD Lorien from Mass Driver
Columba from East of Rome
NaN Serf from NaN
Octave from Faire Type
Indoor Kid from Font of the Month Club
Sharp Type Phase 2
Sharp Type Volume One
Man City Club Jersey Kit
Forvm from Coppers & Brasses
Michaux from Plain Form
The Proof&Co. 2023 Annual Report
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“Where are all the new Interrogang episodes‽” you, our gentle listener, may be asking yourself. Here’s a quick programming update and a brief trip on the Hogwarts Express.
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Are all type rules meant to be broken‽ We take you back to our convo about the pros and cons of challenging the so-called "rules" of good type design in this Rewind episode.
We reference the type used in the credits of some films and TV shows a few times in this episode: Loki, The Favourite, and Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.
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Where is all the artistic feedback that we so crave‽ Tech Master Andrew sends us back to our discussion from Season 2 in which the guys wonder how we are supposed to develop as designers in this criticism-filled world we live in.
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Can you tell the difference between a font description and a description of a bottle of wine‽ Kyle was put to this ridiculous test with his type reputation on the line. Hear how well he fared in this Rewind episode.
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What's next for type in 2024‽ We're all about FUN this episode (finally), and with a new year rapidly approaching, Josh and Kyle look back on what this past year has been like for independent type and make some hopeful predictions for the future. It also seems like as good a time as any to clear the air and start fresh, so Josh tells us why he doesn't need your ampersand and Kyle will allow a free font, if only to prove he's not crotchety. It was a huge year, the universe of indie type was ever-expanding, and we tried to cram it all into this one episode. Did we succeed? Nah, but we all need room to do better next year...
Font releases highlighted in this episode:
Asoma from James Plattner
Burghi from CAST
Hour from 205TF
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The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.