I had started doing my FontLab assignment when I was in Delhi, and finally some work on it this Saturday, I decided to call it a day. I was reaching the point where I could’ve tweaked tiny things for the rest of my life. What I’ve got is, in all certainty, far from perfect, but […]
Category: Readying for Reading
Afternoon in the Library—Counterpunch
On my second day in the library, I picked up Fred Smeijers’ Counterpunch. This was one of the easiest and most friendly reads in the list, much like Hochuli’s Detail in Typography. Perhaps this is so because the book, it seems, came about to explain typography to engineers. A few years ago, Dan Reynolds had […]
Readying for Reading/Draw or Die
Look, the e’s are laughing at me! And why won’t they—I have completely ignored all the drawing homework in the month that went by because I was too busy traveling, shopping and saying my goodbyes. . . With barely a fortnight to go before I am actually in Reading, I’ve landed myself in a bit […]
Readying for Reading: Blogs/Typographica
Going through the archives at Typographica has taken me much longer than I had anticipated. First, it took me over a week and some explicit instructions from Prateek to find the previous/next links on their website. Then, I fell ill, thanks to the rains in Bombay and the temperature drop in Bangalore, and was almost […]
Readying for Reading: Blogs/I Love Typography
I was under the impression that there was nothing on I Love Typography that I had not read before. Clearly, either I had missed some articles or forgotten all about them with time, so it is a good thing I went back. Following Gerry’s recommendation, I started off with the interviews and type history series, […]
Readying for Reading: Blogs/Typotheque
While I wait for the books I have ordered, I thought it would be a good time to systematically go through the list of online blogs. Even though I regularly follow the content on most of these websites, I wasn’t sure if I had been completely thorough in the past. I’ve begun with the Typotheque […]
Readying for Reading: Homework
The last two weeks have been all about working on the homework we’ve received from Gerry. And since Kriti asked me to send her a list of our assignments, I thought it might be a good idea to share them, and my progress on the blog as well. Summer Reading There is a list of […]
