On Keeping a Commonplace Book
A notebook of borrowed sentences is the best writing teacher we know.
Author
Felix Brandt
6
posts
Type designer and weekend letterpress printer. Collects wood type, argues about kerning, and loses every argument about ligatures.
Five Questions for a Type Designer
On revivals, variable axes, and the letter that took a year.
The Serif That Made Us Slow Down
Why a single typeface change doubled the time readers spent on a page.
Colour Palettes Pulled from Old Book Covers
Faded cloth, foil stamps, and colours that only improve with age.
The Window Light Portrait
No flash, no reflector, just a north-facing window and patience.
In Conversation with a Letterpress Printer
Forty years of lead type, ink, and patience, in her own words.