A slow guide to typography

2026-03-16

Someone at work got me interested in typography. The second try took half the time of the first. The first attempts were clumsy, and that was fine. I underestimated how much light matters. Mistakes were cheap, so I made many of them. Good tools help, but patience helps more. Questions are welcome by email.

After a few years of pottery. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. I underestimated how much light matters. The first attempts were clumsy, and that was fine. Questions are welcome by email.

Most of my weekends now go into letterpress. I underestimated how much light matters. It is slower than buying the finished thing, and that is the point. Cheap materials are fine for practice. Questions are welcome by email.

I finally made some time for fermentation. Mistakes were cheap, so I made many of them. The second try took half the time of the first. I wrote down what worked and what did not. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. More on this later.