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Welcome the TypeCraft, the podcast that reveals the untold stories of type design! Season One of TypeCraft focuses on the world of Custom Type, the branding and lettering that drives so much business and marketing, but that we take so much for granted. We interviewed eight industry leaders over six episodes about their experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives creating custom typography and innovative brands. Credits:Interviews conducted by Kyle Read
Audio edited by Andrew Sfiris
Audio assistance and music production by Eric Read
Produced by Joshua Dick
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Ben Kiel & Jesse Ragan Full Interview
Our full interview with Ben Kiel and Jesse Ragan from Season One.Credits:Interviews conducted by Kyle ReadAudio edited by Andrew SfirisAudio assistance and music production by Eric ReadProduced by Joshua Dick
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Ryan Bugden Full Interview
Our full interview with Ryan Bugden from Season One.Credits:Interviews conducted by Kyle ReadAudio edited by Andrew SfirisAudio assistance and music production by Eric ReadProduced by Joshua Dick
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Tré Seals - Vocal Type
Tré Seals founded Vocal Type in 2016 in order to address how the lack of diversity of race, ethnicity, and gender in type has led to a lack of diversity in thought systems, ideas, and creations. Each typeface Vocal Type produces highlights a piece of history, from the Women's Suffrage Movement in Argentina to the Civil Rights Movement in America. Through Vocal Type, Tré seeks to introduce diverse perspectives from design communities that still have a small voice in the design industry. For Ty...
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Lila Symons
Lila Symons is an independent typeface designer, lettering artist, and graphic designer who has worked and consulted with many in-house design teams in her 18 years of working. For TypeCraft, Lila shares her stories of working for big brands like Martha Stewart and creating dozens of custom typefaces for Hallmark. We explore what it's like to design custom fonts for in-house design teams, how working as a designer inspired her to change career directions and work as a typeface designer, and h...
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Mark Jamra & Neil Patel - JamraPatel
JamraPatel is a studio creating innovative typeface systems for use in under-served communities around the world. Run by Mark Jamra and Neil Patel, JamraPatel uses research and historical knowledge to create useful designs that are respectful of the needs and cultures of specific language communities. For TypeCraft, Mark and Neil went behind the scenes of Kigelia, a typeface system created by JamraPatel that provides typographic richness and technical functionality previously unavailable for ...
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Edd Harrington - Colophon Foundry
Edd Harrington is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Colophon, a human-centric agency for typography based in London. Colophon has developed typographic solutions for some of the largest brands around the world, including Instagram, Cadillac, and Burger King. For TypeCraft, Edd discusses with us about the process of working with such large scale clients, where there is room for risk-taking in brand differentiation, and what it's like to see your work out in the world.Subscribe to TypeCra...