by william.whitley@gmail.com | Oct 16, 2023 | Typography
October 15, 2023: Some thoughts on setting a page in the Classical Style. Every once in a great while, something comes along that I find I just have to print. Such was the case with watching the 2021 Presidential Inauguration ceremony. When Amanda Gorman read her... by william.whitley@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2023 | Presswork
Setting type for panel #4 is pretty much like the other three panels with one significant exception – the text contains a character for which there is no glyph in the face I’m using: a lowercase “e” with a diaeresis above it. The face has several glyphs with... 
by william.whitley@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2023 | Presswork
July 23, 2023 – As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, the background fields were worked out in advance on a page layout program, so setting one is a matter of following a layout and understanding the rules of the pattern. This is a photo of my composition workflow... 
by william.whitley@gmail.com | Jul 11, 2023 | Presswork
July 10, 2023 – I finished panel 2 of the Tennyson Tetrapytch project this week with less trouble than I had on Panel 1. You may remember that I had a second form for the small rubricated initials, built with random leads and slugs, adding up to the same height... 
by william.whitley@gmail.com | May 28, 2023 | Press
Old Style vs New Style Gordon Platen Presses There appears to be some confusion as to what defines a “New Style” Gordon press, and it’s time to clarify it. George P Gordon patented a style of press that has become ubiquitous due to the popularity of one of his...