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 | Apr 27, 2023 | Presswork
April 23, 2023 – Some ramblings on developing a series of prints recounting Tennyson’s “Lady of Shalott.” This is intended to document the development process from initial ideas through completion, including failures, reconsiderations, and ultimately the choices made....