Make Type

At the TYPO San Francisco design talks, René Knip implored the audience to start making type.

In one photo, taken at his home in the The Netherlands, a wooden farm table is piled with cutout type, an early version of his type garland. 

The last time I was back in Chattanooga, we found ourselves at a public event without our Code for America printed banner. With René’s talk in mind, I bought some construction paper and made some type. Turns out that under pressure, I default to a type with alarming similarities to comic sans! Nevertheless, it was fun to make some letters in a hurry. I look forward to making more.