It always starts from a sketch…

For our second installment of “Guest Post’r” we cordially asked Patrick Griffin of Canada Type to take the keys for a week long test drive on FoT. He’ll be stopping by every morning to deliver us new, old and some cutting room floor type goodness.

…If you don’t know his work by now, you should. He co-founded Canada Type in 2004 together with Rebecca Alaccari. The two have been designing typefaces that many of us have either held or seen in various mediums. Their collective type work spans a large breadth of styles only a few type designers are capable of creating.

Please join us back at 10:30 for his kick off post.

Until then, do yourself a favor check out our little interview with Patrick and get to know the work of Canada Type.

It doesn’t get better than this:

This post is inspired directly from Alex Kopps. I’ve been a fan of his work since college. He effortlessly creates texture and pattern using brush strokes which seem so delicately balanced. As you see above, this post is an exercise in understanding letter forms using Alex Kopps style. Sometimes you need to practice and re-create the work of others to understand how it works. Thank you Mr. Kopps.

Nothing better than building with balsa wood and a hot glue gun. Instant gratification.