The Interrogang Podcast

How can type design benefit from advancements in AI‽ Kyle's here to tell you how, and whether it's doing the kerning for you, writing your specimen copy, or inspiring new genre mash-ups, Artificial I…

How big of a threat is the oncoming AI revolution to type design‽ Well, type nerds, it's hard to say. Josh and Kyle assess the threat level that Artificial Intelligence poses to type designers and fi…

Some fonts are more than what they seem, aren't they‽ This week, Kyle takes us on a journey through some recent font releases that may seem unassuming at first, but require a double take, like R Typo…

Ready to play along with some Type Jeopardy‽ Josh and Kyle each play host and contestant in this round, with clues coming from three type-themed categories: Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Catch Me 'Ser…

Care to join us on a typographic journey through time‽ The past week's type releases give us a chance to do just that with Ohno Type Co's art-deco inspired (and perhaps worrisomely named) Regrets; th…

What’s wrong with selling your font as one that can do it all‽ The guys worry that you can oversell the usefulness of your fonts, and thus hurt your actual sales. Can a font fulfill the dream of bein…

Did the Big Apple make a big mistake‽ Josh and Kyle are in a New York state of mind this week when they review the new "We Heart NYC" campaign. New York City had the chance to make it here, but inste…

Who gave Times New Roman all this power‽ Joshua "The Scorpion" Dick and Kyle "Victory Hands" Read review the contentious switch from Times New Roman to Calibri made by the US State Department this ye…

Where does inspiration come from when designing a font‽ There were plenty of answers to that question from this past week, from Beast of England's Acorn reminiscing about Acorn Computers to Clothilde…

Is who you know more important than what you know‽ Josh and Kyle cut through the social foofah to put the phrase "It's not what you know, it's who you know" in its place, all while trying to convince…

Are emojis typography‽ The debate rages on (or rather, rages from a year and a half ago) in this Rewind episode.

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Do we have to be good salespeople to be good designers‽ This Rewind explores the trials and tribulations of having to talk a big game while still being effective designers. Can good work just speak f…

What could possibly make a typeface lawful, chaotic, or just downright evil‽ We assign fonts to the nine role-playing game character archetypes in this Rewind episode from Season 1.

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How will you look back on 2022‽ It's been a bonkers year, but from the best font names to the best single-style release to what new fonts blew minds into the stratosphere, Josh and Kyle have some awa…

Is Santa ready to deliver all the type gifts this year‽ The independent type world has him covered if not! Joshua Claus and Little Drummer Boy Kyle put their Santa Pants on and review the 2022 Proof&…

What are you bringing to Typography Thanksgiving‽ Josh and Kyle set the podcasting table, loosen their belts, and bring you the most belly-filling spread of fonts you could possibly imagine. It's a t…

How many type designers does it take to screw in a font‽ More than one, as it usually turns out, and Josh and Kyle are here to celebrate that there is no "I" in "typography team" (though there should…

How many glyphs is too many glyphs‽ Stylistic alternates, contextual ligatures, icons, dingbats, and borders, oh my! So much to design, so little time. But is adding to your glyph count always worth …

Where do all our best deleted scenes go‽ Why, our autumnal bonus episode of course, in which an unevenly designed blackletter precedes an uncertain future, mathematically-inclined fonts cause uninten…