TypeCraft

Nov 09 2023 1

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Welcome the TypeCraft, the podcast that reveals the untold stories of type design! Season One of TypeCraft focuses on the world of Custom Type, the branding and lettering that drives so much business and marketing, but that we take so much for granted. We interviewed eight industry leaders over six episodes about their experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives creating custom typography and innovative brands.

Credits:

Interviews conducted by Kyle ReadAudio edited by Andrew SfirisAudio assistance and music production by Eric ReadProduced by Joshua Dick

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Tré Seals - Vocal Type

Nov 09 2023 14 mins

Tré Seals founded Vocal Type in 2016 in order to address how the lack of diversity of race, ethnicity, and gender in type has led to a lack of diversity in thought systems, ideas, and creations. Each typeface Vocal Type produces highlights a piece of history, from the Women's Suffrage Movement in Argentina to the Civil Rights Movement in America. Through Vocal Type, Tré seeks

Lila Symons

Nov 02 2023 11 mins

Lila Symons is an independent typeface designer, lettering artist, and graphic designer who has worked and consulted with many in-house design teams in her 18 years of working. For TypeCraft, Lila shares her stories of working for big brands like Martha Stewart and creating dozens of custom typefaces for Hallmark. We explore what it's like to design custom fonts for in-house de

Mark Jamra & Neil Patel - JamraPatel

Oct 26 2023 14 mins

JamraPatel is a studio creating innovative typeface systems for use in under-served communities around the world. Run by Mark Jamra and Neil Patel, JamraPatel uses research and historical knowledge to create useful designs that are respectful of the needs and cultures of specific language communities. For TypeCraft, Mark and Neil went behind the scenes of Kigelia, a typeface system

Edd Harrington - Colophon Foundry

Oct 19 2023 13 mins

Edd Harrington is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Colophon, a human-centric agency for typography based in London. Colophon has developed typographic solutions for some of the largest brands around the world, including Instagram, Cadillac, and Burger King. For TypeCraft, Edd discusses with us about the process of working with such large scale clients, where there is room fo

Ben Kiel & Jesse Ragan - XYZ Type

Oct 12 2023 12 mins

Ben Kiel and Jesse Ragan launched their digital type foundry XYZ Type in 2017 to craft typefaces and lettering for major brands, cultural institutions, and publications. XYZ Type draws original typefaces and logotypes from scratch, and often make their custom client commissions available for retail sale. For TypeCraft, Ben and Jesse share their experiences of working with clients,

Ryan Bugden

Oct 05 2023 13 mins

Ryan Bugden is an independent type and graphic designer based in Brooklyn. He teaches type design through his own workshop Type Sessions and is an adjunct professor of typography at School of Visual Arts in New York City. For TypeCraft, Ryan tells us about his experience reimagining the Rhode Island School of Design identity, building a family of typefaces rooted in conceptual thin

Introducing TypeCraft

Sep 29 2023 3 mins

Allow us to introduce TypeCraft, the podcast that reveals the untold stories of type design! TypeCraft sets out to pull back the curtain around type design by talking to the industry's leaders about their work, their processes, and their experience.Episodes come out weekly starting Oct 5th!Subscribe to TypeCraft Season One at the Proof&Co. Store to receive full intervie