“There’s all kind of things that people like locally, and design is one of them.”
In this podcast episode, we talk with Chank about his font-making process in original experimental free fonts and affordable trendsetting commercial fonts.
007. Terrance Weinzierl: Adventures in Kerning & Curiosity
“Design as craftsmanship, or design as a practice or a discipline... it’s not easy all the time, and I think it’s like any other skills you want to develop. You have to put in the time and you’ll get better.”
Terrance reveals how he came to specialize in type, and show some development milestones along the way. Besides type design, he touches on calligraphy, lettering, and real-world applications like food packaging.
003. Rod Cavazos: Playful Perspectives on Type Design
“Think of letters in terms of clay that you’re gonna sculpt. They don’t need to be fully sculpted before you jump them in to the digital side of things.”
In this episode, we chat with Rod Cavazos, Principal Type Designer at PSY/OPS, who’s created dozens of typefaces for top tier corporations and brands, schools and nonprofits, and even a couple of governments. Rod also has a quirky sense of play, and it is something he explores with obsessive delight.
