A project on the art, acts and technologies of writing, editing and publishing
Back in April 2020 I wrote two posts about (mostly fountain) pens and writing in long hand. I wrote that I don’t write best when I use a fountain pen because of several reasons, one being: ‘writing with a fountain pen feels a bit “ceremonial” or “ritualistic”.’ Over a year ago I also raved on …
Some tentative thoughts on design criticism, in a raw and unedited form. Although written for a largely Chinese-speaking audience, English was thought to be more appropriate for retaining cultural/language authenticity and my thought process. TL;DR: A ‘debate’ on social media prompted me to contemplate on design criticism. Social media is deemed not such an appropriate …
(Erratum: the typeface should be called Professional Elite No. 41)
(Thanks to Amy Chan for reminding me of this movie and the sending me this clip. Typed on the Adler Gabriele 25.)