How will you look back on 2022‽ It's been a bonkers year, but from the best font names to the best single-style release to what new fonts blew minds into the stratosphere, Josh and Kyle have some awards to hand out for the year that was in type.
Read MoreIs Santa ready to deliver all the type gifts this year‽ The independent type world has him covered if not! There may be a “Bah, Humbug!” or two in this episode, but we tried to keep it festive…
Read MoreCan good design be made by committee‽ Collaboration and constructive criticism are supposed to make our creations better, but that can get out of hand when experts aren’t allowed to be experts.
Read MoreWhat are you bringing to Typography Thanksgiving‽ Josh and Kyle set the podcasting table, loosen their belts, and bring you the most belly-filling spread of fonts you could possibly imagine.
Read MoreHow many type designers does it take to screw in a font‽ More than one, as it usually turns out, and Josh and Kyle are here to celebrate that there is no "I" in "typography team".
Read MoreHow many glyphs is too many glyphs‽ The guys explore the idea of the "imposition of choice", and what it means to designers and buyers when you give people too many options with a font.
Read MoreHave you ever considered the font needs of monsters‽ Josh and Kyle are tasked with that very thing in this special Halloween episode as they go about designing business cards for things that go bump in the night.
Read MoreCan type design ever be considered dangerous‽ The guys tackle the idea that designs that "push the boundaries" can sometimes go too far and become stupid or even dangerous.
Read MoreWhat could be better than two typography podcasts for the price of one‽ Josh and Kyle team up with Micah Rich and Olivia Kane from The League of Moveable Type's Weekly Typographic and have a rollicking conversation.
Read MoreCan you engage with typography using all five of your senses‽ Kyle takes us on a fantastic voyage through the senses of the human body, exploring far-reaching realms of typography though smell, taste, sight, touch, and sound.
Read MoreCan you describe what a font looks like from the name alone‽ Josh and Kyle see if they can with mixed results.
Read MoreIs there such a thing as a "foundry groupie"‽ Josh and Kyle hang out in the typographic green room and talk about foundries that set themselves up as one-stop shops and how often font buyers only look to one foundry for all their font buying needs.
Read MoreIs there a difference between boring and bad design‽ The guys try to keep things good and exciting while realizing that boring design might just be the backbone of typography and bad design can sometimes be a catalyst of innovation.
Read MoreWhy is it so hard to find out who designed a font‽ Josh can't always find a designer listed when a font is released and finds this baffling. He's on a crusade to see designers listed, and he wants names!
Read MoreEver talk to someone who's using the word "lettering" when they should be saying "type"‽ Kyle serves as judge, jury, and dictionary this week to clarify some of the most common wording mix-ups in type.
Read MoreIsn't it just better to talk about type in-person‽ The guys are excited to be recording from the same room for the first time, and they take that energy to talk about the joys of discussing and taking in type when we are together.
Read MoreHow do you really feel about Helvetica and Arial‽ If your answer is a hot take, then this episode is for you! It's Typographic Hot Takes Round 2!
Read MoreCan you tell the difference between the description of a font and the description of a bottle of wine‽ Josh puts Kyle to the test in a game of "Font or Fine Wine" and may have accidentally ended Kyle's type career.
Read MoreDo you feel relevant when it comes to the fonts you create‽ We all strive to see ourselves in our work, but we want other people to like it too, of course!
Read MoreWhere is that artistic feedback that we all so crave‽ It's time to go back to school, but don't worry, this week's episode is an easy A.
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