Letterpress Love: New Things. Old Ways.
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That time PBS came to my Studio (opens the original)
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Today seemed like a good day to celebrate a special moment in my journey as an artist.In late September of 2024, our local PBS station broadcasted a 12 minute feature on me and my hand crafted typography work. I still can’t believe that I was given this opportunity. I am just beyond thankful as a rural artist to have the chance for my work to be seen by so many viewers!It may not mean a lot to some people, but it was a huge encouragement to me!A lot more of you have subscribed to my newsletter s
The Process is the Point (opens the original)
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This article contains adaptations of ideas from my previous keynote presentation Q&A in 2024 at Created Conference as well as components from a guest lecture I delivered at Indiana University Southeast in the Fall of 2025, and a recent interview for FontPair. These thoughts are a work in progress but I hope it is helpful as we all are considering how machines and creativity co-exist.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvsW!,f_auto,q_auto:goo
The Letterform Archive x Hoosier Type Co. (opens the original)
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Studio Snippets № 3 (opens the original)
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A New Font from Old Type (opens the original)
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I’m very excited to announce I’ve finished designing my very first font! I’ve been dreaming and reading and experimenting for nearly 10 years and I finally came upon the right idea, resulting in my newly released font: SWARTZ GOTHIC.<img
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