Starting on the Ietswaart project, publication and exhibition about the least known and possibly most brilliant Dutch lettering artist and illustrator in the 1960s. In case you’re Instagrammatical: follow me here. instagram.com/p/B3tsVuQB3Ou

My review of the Joost Swarte exhibition in Rotterdam, live on the Eye blog now. eyemagazine.com/blog/post/take…

What an interesting typeface: Pražský Medieval (semi-bold italic style) by “Slévárna písem. Česká akciová společnost v Praze,” 1907.

Fust & Friends say goodbye to the decade by offering our entire library at an impossibly reasonable price. What’s even crazier: the first 10 buyers receive this very special Bundle at -75%! The link: gumroad.com/l/NOEto/fustot…

Anybody interested in a copy of our semi-factual Linotype history? It’s a bargain!

Belgian maverick designer-musician Tom Hautekiet (1970-2020). So sad. My obituary is now on the Eye Blog. eyemagazine.com/blog/post/tom-…

Now online in English: my text for a booklet on Hans Bockting in the acclaimed Roots series by [Z]OO Productions. Bockting was co-owner of the award-winning studio UNA (Amsterdam), and inventive designer at Traffic Design in the mid-1970s. dutchgraphicroots.nl/?p=2330

Been available at the new price (making the book much more accessible) for a month now. Many people who couldn’t afford the reprint at its original price (which was the same as the 2004 first printing) have now ordered it — at Typotheque, Slanted (Germany), or any Dutch bookshop.

Bad news, good news! Fust&Friends will leave the platform. Read why! We also want to share our entire collection at a ridiculous price, to make our typefaces accessible for those who like the fonts, but had no client to finance them — we can help. fustandfriends.com/type-library/c…

My latest contributions to Fonts in Use. It’s all (forgotten?) music & design from the early 1970s! fontsinuse.com/uses/33955/ame… fontsinuse.com/uses/33380/mau…

A reminder: News from my alter ego, caretaker and librarian of the temporary foundry Fust & Friends.

A depressing but probably realistic view on the current White House’s love of fascism (and fighting, and injuring) and its nation-wide, heavily armed support. defenddemocracy.press/trump-continue…

Ten years ago today, Dutch lettering artist and designer Boudewijn Ietswaart passed away. His daughter Anna and I have chosen this day to present the Ietswaart Project – a book featuring his amazing cover designs and sketches. Read more, sign up: drukeditions.com/ietswaart-proj…

The Eye blog starts the new year with my piece about Berlin studio Cyan (or, officially, "cyan”) – and their 2020. Have a look at their impressive posters, and READ IT if you’re in the mood. Best wishes for the coming 365 days! eyemagazine.com/blog/post/rigo…

Today, Dutch adventurous designer Mark van Wageningen presents his new project Offgrid and its book, at A-Z/Green Box, Torstraße 93, Berlin. He gives workshops to small groups this Saturday and next week. Read my Eye Blog post. eyemagazine.com/blog/post/novo…

If you think your immune system is keeping you free from COVID, it’s also doing an amazing job keeping you free from reason.

Now online: my new Eye Blog post. A review of a unique book(let) about German-Dutch lettering artist/illustrator Helmut Salden, and his manually executed designs & sketches. Full-size! eyemagazine.com/blog/post/alwa…

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If you missed out on getting the great Dutch Type book from Jan Middendorp now is a good time to grab a copy from Slanted Publishers slanted.de/product/dutch-…

Hi all! This publication, edited by Juliette Flecheux and published by Editions 205, is bilingual — FR & EN. I wrote a pre-chapter: Can the development of Dutch type design education in The Netherlands, esp. at KABK in The Hague, be compared to the French pioneer Scriptorium?