I’m at a loss for words over Jim Parkinson’s death. Such a lovely human being, and such a giant in the fields of art & design. R.I.P.
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A huge, HUGE THANK YOU to Russell Bean, the designer of the original Washington typeface that Stout has been using for 50 years, who graciously gave us permission to build upon his design at no cost whatsoever.
When I used to visit Jack Stauffacher’s studio on 300 Broadway in SF, he would always send me to Bill Stout’s amazing store, around the corner. So grateful to have played a tiny part in relaunching Stout for the future. Check out the new identity! https://stoutbooks.com/
Whenever Apple announces a new chip—this week’s being the C1 modem—I’m glad we made the decision to design the figures in SF so they are a. proportional by default, b. cap-height and c. slighty wider than usual. There’s a tiny story to how we got there, for some other time ;-)
All in all a great series of instructional videos, highly recommended. Thanks, Barry!
Finally, in Part 7 Barry puts it all together. Cellulose thinners transfer method on slate, cut, painting the stone with spray paint (another unusual, but very effective technique) and finally finishing the stone with what he calls “slate oil” (40% lineseed oil, 60% turpentine)
Part 6 talks about resin-filled lettering, which again, it’s hardly documented anywhere as far as I can tell
Most instructional material on letter cutting will talk about chasing cuts, but in Part 4 Barry shows how to cut a letter just by chopping