Category: Education
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Happy Thanksgiving
Unfortunately, I won’t be preparing a Thanksgiving dinner at my palatial German estate this year. Instead, I’ll be sharing it with two other American expats, a part-time American, and several more people who are all far away from home. Isn’t that what the first Thanksgiving was all about anyway? I guess we don’t have to…
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2nd draft for typeface design brief
This is a draft for my practical brief. Well, it is actually the second draft; the first was turned in at the beginning of November, and since then, I’ve made some small changes to the text. “Practical brief” is sort of academic-speak for a document that describes what I am setting out to do in…
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Surviving my abbreviated Unger week
Following five days in Virginia, I arrived back in England on Tuesday afternoon. Having spent the morning en route in the Netherlands’ beautiful airport, I was ready for some more Dutch things. I made it to the Typography department in time for Gerard Unger’s 4pm lecture on the Didots and Wafflard. Unfortunately, I had missed…
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More sketches from Reading
Since Thursday night, I’ve been in the US for my sister’s wedding, and I should have been sketching for my course at Reading. Instead, I’ve been spending time with my family, and my new MacBook Pro. Where have my priorities gone? After feeling guilty, I decided to take more photographs of some of my earlier…
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Mondays in Reading
Some of you have been asking what life in Reading is like. Actually, most of you ask me what life in London is like. Unfortunately, I haven’t been in London since some time in 2006. Although Reading is just a 30 minute train ride from Paddington Station, it isn’t really anywhere near London. People tell…
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UoR Unger workshop #1
I still haven’t been in Reading for very long. On Monday night, I’ll have been here for three weeks. On the other hand, my time here already feels like it has gone on for about half of forever. Maybe that is because each day, as well as each weekend, tends to be remarkably similar. Some…
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The final countdown
I finally got the guarantee letters for my student loans in the mail today—only about five months after their actual approval. But now my countdown may finally begin in earnest: just 36 days to go before I head for the UK! And only about 16 of those’ll be “days on the job;” I suspect that…
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This year’s crop of Reading types online
A little reduced in size, but you get the idea. Yesterday I noticed a new page on a website from Reading, typefacedesign.org. For several months, the site has hosted a wiki about the MATD programme and its students, graduates, etc. Now, a “home” page has appeared with information about the 14 typefaces designed by MATD…
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Why Reading?
Recently, several people have asked me why I’ve chosen to register at the University of Reading in the Fall. “Why not The Hague?,” they ask. Moreover, some even remember an article that I posted on Typographica back in 2004, In defense of regionalism. Shouldn’t I check out that new postgraduate attempt at the hgkz in…
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Not the one in Pennsylvania
On Thursday I received a beautiful little letter from the University of Reading accepting me into one of their MA programs beginning in October. This isn’t the Reading located in Pennsylvania, or anywhere else in the US, but rather in Berkshire in the UK, just a bit southwest of London. Thanks to everyone who helped…
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