Name That Typeface

I once designed, for a final project in design school, a board game called “Name That Typeface.” Game pieces were type slugs set as their face (so Garamond was set in Garamond, Electra in Electra); there were cards with questions referring to type specimens; I even got a local binder to foil stamp the “spine” of the board.

Type’s changed a lot in the years since I finished school, and I struggle now to name some of the more trendy ones, even if they’re used all over the place. But designing type is an exciting field and there’s some wonderful work going on. It must be a great time to take a typography class.

I haven’t signed up for one of those, but for an online calligraphy class (Roman Majuscules, fiendishly difficult and something I’ve never taken enough time to learn properly). I’ve never taken an online class (our teacher lives in Melbourne, so this should be interesting). It starts in November; I’ll let you know how it goes!