Making it

For the last few days I have been writing and thinking about my design and teaching philosophies. Good, but hard stuff that makes my brain hurt and my fingers want to get off the computer, stop thinking so much, and just start making. Like this:

Hand Lettering

Last week Jeff Canham and Caitlyn Galloway gave an amazing hand lettering workshop for my "Intro to Type" students. Balancing against the mall stick and twirling the brush proved tricky for me, but my students did a wonderful job.

Here we are patiently awaiting Andrew's first stroke of the "T".

You can see more of Jeff and Caitlyn's handiwork at New Bohemia Signs in San Francisco.