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134748d040ce8bc799a192adc5_Guggenheim%20logo%20redraw%20header-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6748d040ce8bc799a192adc5_Guggenheim%20logo%20redraw%20header-p-1600.png 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6748d040ce8bc799a192adc5_Guggenheim%20logo%20redraw%20header-p-2000.png 2000w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6748d040ce8bc799a192adc5_Guggenheim%20logo%20redraw%20header.png 2251w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">Beware: geometric circles are born diamonds.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">I redrew the Guggenheim monogram and pointed out some problematic optical illusions to look for when drawing logos.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/design-and-how-to-proof-a-custom-typeface" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf9c2eb769d876a85e0c37_Design.png" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf9c2eb769d876a85e0c37_Design-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf9c2eb769d876a85e0c37_Design-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf9c2eb769d876a85e0c37_Design-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf9c2eb769d876a85e0c37_Design.png 2251w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">The Design process, and how to proof a custom typeface.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">The Design process for me is about problem-solving.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/free-trial-fonts" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts.png" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-1600.png 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-2000.png 2000w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-2600.png 2600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts-p-3200.png 3200w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/654007720cb20fde8559d0cd_Leinster-Type-Trial-Fonts.png 4500w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">How to use our free trial fonts to make your mock-ups more successful.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">Build your client mock-ups with free trial fonts that include all bells and whistles.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/why-my-top-five-type-foundries-are-one-man-bands" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c5d2f1cf_Top5Foundries.png" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c5d2f1cf_Top5Foundries-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c5d2f1cf_Top5Foundries-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c
1345d2f1cf_Top5Foundries-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c5d2f1cf_Top5Foundries-p-1600.png 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/6689ce4a93ba92c0c5d2f1cf_Top5Foundries.png 2251w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">Why my top five type foundries are one-man bands.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">Celebrating the diversity and individuality that only small independent foundries can offer.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/process-and-why-its-important" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf7977abc07b3d4a7d769b_6633f63bdcf69bce3b7ff2e4_1714681354896-4e86ba64-bad1-4166-9307-51a60d26dd22_1.jpg" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf7977abc07b3d4a7d769b_6633f63bdcf69bce3b7ff2e4_1714681354896-4e86ba64-bad1-4166-9307-51a60d26dd22_1-p-500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf7977abc07b3d4a7d769b_6633f63bdcf69bce3b7ff2e4_1714681354896-4e86ba64-bad1-4166-9307-51a60d26dd22_1-p-800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf7977abc07b3d4a7d769b_6633f63bdcf69bce3b7ff2e4_1714681354896-4e86ba64-bad1-4166-9307-51a60d26dd22_1.jpg 1024w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">Process: why itâs important in typeface design.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">I talk about my type design process and why itâs so important to me as a one-man-band.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/how-to-prototype-a-multi-style-typeface" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping.png" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping-p-1600.png 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf900194e0783e86ca88a1_Prototyping.png 2251w" class="blog-thumb"/><div class="blog-details"><div class="blog-title"><div class="color-black hed-m bold">How to prototype a multi-style typeface.</div></div><div class="blog-date"></div><div class="color-black hed-s">Starting with a small set of characters that are quick to make allows me to experiment without the fear of having to change a ton of work that Iâve already completed.</div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="blog-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/articles/my-process-for-developing-new-ideas-for-typefaces" class="link w-inline-block"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation.png" alt="" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation-p-1600.png 1600w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62b7477f8e2a4614a5f8952c/66bf8a719dbd51526f30327d_Ideation-p-2000.png 2000w, 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