Special Guest
esides being a type designer and letterer for House Industries, Ken Barber, today’s contributor, also runs a great site called Type and Lettering which was initially created for his students at MICA and attendees of the workshops he conducts. It offers a behind-the-scenes peek at various type design and lettering projects, information on lettering materials, book recommendations and a whole bunch more. I was first introduced to Ken’s work in college, as pretty much every university student has a full body crush on House Industries work. He happened to have graduated from my alma matter, Tyler School of Art, and was lauded as a star alumni along with Paula Scher!
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Beautifully crafted B!
This is going to be an awesome alphabet
Thanks Inka; glad you like it. It’s not often that I have an excuse to draw a bubbly blackletter.
Ken, always on the top!
Who knew that blackletter could be so friendly? Inspiring work Ken!
I don’t know about that, Carlos, but thanks for the encouragement.
Thanks, Tyler. It can be tough dealing with all that historical and stylistic baggage that blackletter seems to have a hard time shaking.
What a beautiful B! I love the interplay of graffiti and calligraphy. And the colors.
Beautiful as always Ken, can you do me an ‘R’ just like it? Now, if you will, come get these pants and lobsters out of my damned trunk.