As a busy magazine designer with another full time job, I do not have as much time as I would like to research fonts and their uses. These types aof articles are very useful to me. Please keep them coming!
It was a mini-vacation to read about a real hand-designed font in this digital computer-driven world, and also to discover the designer John Downer, who created it from classical roots mixed with contemporary sign-painting experience. I've done just enough sign-painting to know how much skill it takes to do well, and also to know that mixing classical letterform construction with something as homely as sign-painting is not at all strange, though it may sound that way to some. Iowan Old Style is graceful, restrained, squeaky-clean and beautiful. I am looking for an opportunity to try it. THANKS for the interesting article!
Typeface article
I liked the article about a highly useable font. Should have a link to purchase sorce
John Berry as Font Finder Man!
As a busy magazine designer with another full time job, I do not have as much time as I would like to research fonts and their uses. These types aof articles are very useful to me. Please keep them coming!
Interesting information
Thanks for the information, as always.
Yes! This is a lovely font, and a refreshing appraisal of it.
It was a mini-vacation to read about a real hand-designed font in this digital computer-driven world, and also to discover the designer John Downer, who created it from classical roots mixed with contemporary sign-painting experience. I've done just enough sign-painting to know how much skill it takes to do well, and also to know that mixing classical letterform construction with something as homely as sign-painting is not at all strange, though it may sound that way to some. Iowan Old Style is graceful, restrained, squeaky-clean and beautiful. I am looking for an opportunity to try it. THANKS for the interesting article!