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Mar 2022
32m 18s

Week 10 - Time Makes Fools of Us All

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What should happen to the fonts of days gone by‽ The guys first look to the stars and hope to find some answers from fonts named after their astrological signs. Finding no luck there, they decide it's time to hang it up and discuss font retirement. With all these new type releases, Kyle posits that it may be time to take some fonts off the market to make way. Josh worries that that might lead to typographic murder, but admits sometimes it's just best to move on. Classic Gemini...

Font releases highlighted in this episode:
Epoxy from Type Supply
Henrietta from Very Cool Studio

Font given astrological importance in this episode:
Spoof from Polytype

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