Kent LewOct 6, 2025

The recent launch of an online version of D. B. Updike’s *Printing Types* by @Rougeux with its apt and totally excellent use of Linotype Monticello, got me reminiscing about a favorite book that I designed back in 2004 also using Monticello (but licensed directly from Carter & Cone):

*Wild Moments* is a collection of short essays by Ted Williams that originally appeared as a monthly column in *Audubon* magazine, chronicling the seasons with brief observations on the natural world.
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Show threadJason Santa MariaOct 6, 2025
@kentlew @Rougeux This looks like a joy to read, so beautifully typeset 😍
Show threadKent LewOct 6, 2025

@jasonsantamaria @Rougeux Thanks! I was lucky to have support and budget to commission all the illustrations.

This was not typical fare for this publisher. Usually I got called upon to design complex how-to & reference sorts — gardening, cookbooks, gardening, building, country skills, animal husbandry, that sort of thing.

This was a nice break: a “reading” book, as we referred to it in their context. 😄

Show threadNick Rougeux
@kentlew @jasonsantamaria I would imagine so! Great to have a nice break like that.
Oct 7, 2025 at 12:38amWeb