How long is a piece of string? – the trials of teaching Expressive Typography
For the past seven years, actually eight now, I have been a Sessional Faculty member at OCAD University. I did not seek teaching out, but, to sound a bit cliché, I think teaching found me. A few...
View ArticleThe Ashton Kutcher Effect: a rant about typefaces that look incredible but...
I pride myself on writing about typography from the macro (teaching philosophies) to the micro (the double-storey “g” of Franklin Gothic) in a positive way, but in this piece I’ve decided to rant....
View ArticleGrey Matter(s) …or, It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To
A dear friend of mine recently asked me, “Are you bored?” We’ve known each other for over 15 years and I knew she was asking herself the same question. The word “bored” caught me off guard. No, I...
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