I've had a small tabletop printing press for about two years now, and I have very little to show for it other than my very first lino cut prints and a bookmark for a friend. I decided that part of the problem is that I have no idea what fonts I actually have in my possession -- I know the names of some, but not all (the labels on some of the antique trays have fallen off), and I don't really know what they look like.
Solution? A type catalog. But hand setting the alphabet would get boring done fifteen times over, so I asked some friends here at 'Bama to send me short sections of their writing in exchange for a copy of the type catalog when it's complete.
Which means I now have decisions to make regarding structure of the booklet, size, paper, etc. I'll have to make at least 15 copies, and I might as well make a few more. Does the booklet get a name? A table of contents? What dimensions?
Solution? A type catalog. But hand setting the alphabet would get boring done fifteen times over, so I asked some friends here at 'Bama to send me short sections of their writing in exchange for a copy of the type catalog when it's complete.
Which means I now have decisions to make regarding structure of the booklet, size, paper, etc. I'll have to make at least 15 copies, and I might as well make a few more. Does the booklet get a name? A table of contents? What dimensions?