KyleSteed

Typeface

I Love this Film

I really want to get people excited about this film. I just watched it for the first time and have to say it’s truly inspiring. The art of cutting and setting type by hand is practically extinct. There are few people left that know how to do it, and do it well.

The film focuses on the history of the Hamilton Wood Type company in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. But it also branches off to tell the story of some young design students as well as a letterpress printing/design company in Chicago.

What really grabbed my attention though was the history of the Hamilton wood type company. It was established in 1880 and printed all the way up until 1985. Now it exists as a museum, but there is hope. There are type enthusiast out there that believe in this part of our heritage and are fighting to keep it alive.

What You Can Do

One of the easiest ways you can help is purchasing the film. You can order it here from the Typeface film website.

Another way you can help is by requesting a screening. You can make your request here. Or if you live in Dallas, I am hosting a screening in my home on Friday, September 17. Would love to have you join us.

Lastly, for all you big ballers out there, you can purchase prints directly from the Hamilton Wood Type museum. All sales go to support the museum.

Meditate

This is my first time making a screencast. But I wanted to show how I go from analog to digital. The process is something I get asked about a lot. I posted this design on dribbble yesterday and got a wonderful response. The word “meditate” comes from Psalm 119:15 and is part of my one19 project. So after seeing how much people enjoyed these I wanted to follow through and make these available. I will be opening my store soon and offering this design for sale in a 6-color pack of 1″ buttons. There is going to be more for sale, but you’ll have to wait & see.

Epic Shmepic

We’ve become so loose in the tongue that even the smallest of achievements have become epic. But what is epic? Homer’s “Iliad” and “Odyssey” are epic. Beowulf is epic. The design you saw last night on Dribbble is not epic. The new hot design conference you attended last month is not epic. But this is just the way I see it. Language has always adapted to each generation. But how long will the value of our words last when we start calling mediocrity epic?