85: Lettering Liaison (feat. Tobias Frere-Jones)

This is the last of our New York recordings with none-other than legendary type designer, Tobias Frere-Jones! Tobias recently released Mallory, his new company's first family, so the timing couldn't have been better. In this episode we learn about Tobias' design process, how he first became interested in type, and just what kind of details go into creating an entire family.

This is the last of our New York recordings with none-other than legendary type designer, Tobias Frere-Jones! Tobias recently released Mallory, his new company's first family, so the timing couldn't have been better. In this episode we learn about Tobias' design process, how he first became interested in type, and just what kind of details go into creating an entire family.

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Show Notes:

Mallory
Sasha Frere-Jones
FontShop
Font Bureau
Dolores
Note: MicroFocus renamed to MicroPlus
Matthew Carter
Linotype
Specimens of printing types