Preamble to the profile MN Week was born out of the discovery of people I admired online. If I dug them enough, I would click on the About and find a Minnesotan. A few of these discoveries happened in quick succession and I didn’t have to be hit with a snowball to see a pattern….
Category Archives: Fonts
Font Love – Daily Drop Cap
Sometimes I feel like I’m the last to know, you know? That’s how I feel about this project called the Daily Drop Cap by Jessica Hische, illustrator and typographer. In her own words, “Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for…
Favorite Book Covers
Appreciating books is a daily occurrence here, but I wanted to share a few of my favorite covers. My very favorite cover and book is To Kill a Mockingbird. I’m drawn to it, not only for the cover design by Shirley Smith, but the memory of sheer pleasure that comes from reading a book that…
Introducing Font Love
Fonts are one of my first loves. As a child, I would be drawn to certain kinds of type on books or toys. It didn’t surprise me then, as it does now, the feelings that fonts could evoke. Letters are an art form we all take for granted everyday. I will try on a weekly…
