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Fonts Are Easy, Books Are Hard.
with James Edmondson
Some thoughts on fonts, life, and the making of “The Ohno Book: A Serious Guide to Irreverent Type Design".
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Here’s how these things typically go: I make a presentation that has a lot of photos. I try to keep it pretty light and make everyone laugh, but about ten minutes in, I realize that the laughter is feeling a little more forced. That’s when I back off the stupid jokes a little bit and talk over whatever photo is on the screen. As I cruise up to the 40-minute mark, I see some folks checking their phones and the occasional over-worked design student nodding off. That’s when I hit ’em with one or two questionable jokes to keep everyone on their toes! Mostly it’s about fonts, and working on our book, but really it’s just about life.
Copies of The Ohno Book will be available for purchase at this event.
James Edmondson
James Edmondson is a type designer based in San Jose, California. He studied graphic design at California College of the Arts, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Art’s TypeMedia program in The Hague, Netherlands. With his fabulous comrades at OH no Type Co., he creates custom and retail typefaces.
