I heard a great interview on Q the other day with Chip Kidd about book cover designs, and I had to cheer when he said he didn't really think Kindle and its ilk had caught up with the traditional oldfashioned book because "it only comes in one typeface, I mean, come on." Hooray! I hadn't thought of it like that, but go Chip. It's true, I'm among the ranks of those for whom the design of a book really matters. No, I don't think that's shallow or disregarding of the content of the book... I just think that the content can be visually, um, assisted.
Anyway, I also just came across this article from examiner.com on typeface - talking to a few leading designers about fonts and what they mean. How you learn their nuances and how they can be used and misused. Fascinating.
I know there are those of you out there that change the default font on your computer because it works better for what you're doing. I know you're out there. I'm one of you.
