The Interrogang Podcast

What kind of year has it been in type‽ Josh and Kyle have much to reflect on from 2024, and even though they try to do it with a chill vibe, it's hard to ignore all the energy coming from the type world. Kyle can't quite pin down how 2024 made him feel, but he finds the strength to forgive all those unnecessary ligatures. Meanwhile, Josh identifies a Times New Roman assassin and thinks we might be getting a little too creative with our minisites. And in the end, the two can't agree on whether or not 2025 will be full of weirdness or not, I guess it's up to all of us to find out... Links to everything discussed in this episode: Place [https://commercialtype.com/catalog/place] from Commercial Type Exact [https://signalfoundry.com/typefaces/exact] from Signal Type Valve [https://pangrampangram.com/products/valve] from Pangram Pangram Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support]

Have you ever wanted to find a font specimen underneath the tree on Christmas morning‽ Then you might just be...a type person. With gifting season upon us, it is once again time for Josh and Kyle to bring you their favorite physical media from indie foundries and shops, ranging from type that is cuddly to tools that facilitate play to a hat that might just help you get lucky at the bar. And we're really into pencils on this podcast if you're into that sort of thing too. Josh also has a very Grinchy present for Kyle this year, and won't be waiting until Arbor Day to give it to him... Online type shops: Letterform Archive Shop [https://letterformarchive.org/shop/]Good Type Shop [https://goodtype.us/merch]Letterperson Shop [https://letterperson.com/collections/all]Hamilton Wood Type Museum Shop [https://woodtype.org/collections/all]Draw Down Books [https://draw-down.com/] Counter Print Books [https://www.counter-print.co.uk/] Present & Correct [https://www.presentandcorrect.com/] Type specimens for your favorite type nerd: Sharp Type Volume One [https://www.sharptype.co/things/sharp-type-volume-one] A Concise Synopsis of the Commercial Type Library as of June 2024 [https://commercialtype.com/goods/concise_2024] After Michaux Type Specimen [https://plain-form.com/goods] Otto: A Tale of a Boy and a Tail [https://abcdinamo.com/hardware/otto?variant=2441679] — ABC Dinamo Kelli Anderson Books [https://kellianderson.com/books/] Gift ideas for that last minute (or Arbor Day) gift: Typotheque Strokes Tote [https://www.typotheque.com/totes/strokes] Specimen Cap [https://grillikiosk.com/products/standard-specimen-cap] — Grilli Type Nebulith Throw Blanket [https://shop.spacetypeco.com/shop/nebulith-blanket-coral] — Space Type Co. Alphabet Runner Stamps [https://www.presentandcorrect.com/products/alphabet-stamp-set?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=d3883a6f4&pr_rec_pid=14685355016571&pr_ref_pid=14830927577467&pr_seq=uniform] — Present & Correct Letter Love Postcard Set [https://letterformarchive.org/shop/letter-love-postcards/] — Letterform Archive Zuzana Licko 'g' Throw Blanket [https://letterformarchive.org/shop/] — Letterform Archive Karl Martens 2025 Calendar [https://draw-down.com/products/karel-martens-every-day-is-a-new-day-calendar-2025?goal=0_b7d0a4d7af-86ee3ddd2e-18012819&mc_cid=86ee3ddd2e&mc_eid=9ce3456972] — Draw Down Universal Stencil Plate [https://draw-down.com/products/plaque-decoupee-universelle-universal-stencil-plate?goal=0_b7d0a4d7af-2d017fc1a9-149402404&mc_cid=2d017fc1a9&mc_eid=ebf3d368ff] — Draw Down Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support]

What’s your starchiest font‽ It’s Turkey Time again people, and we have once again laid out a five-course meal of our favorite fonts from 2024! So get ready to devour gorgeous backslants, crunchy fonts with no curves, and New Jersey license plate letters that say "I'm walking here!". You’ll wash it all down with tipsy mono italics and finish up with everyone’s favorite anarchical type masterpiece. Whether you clean your plate or not, there's plenty for everyone. May it never be said that the Interrogang table is not inclusive of weirdos… Your 2024 Thanksgiving Day spread: Sharp Earth [https://www.sharptype.co/case-studies/sharp-earth-case-study] from Sharp Type MD Lorien [https://mass-driver.com/typeface/md-lorien/] from Mass Driver Ohno Backslant [https://ohnotype.co/drawer#backslant] from the Ohno Type Drawer Glammo [https://signalfoundry.com/typefaces/glammo] from Signal Type NaN Rage [https://www.nan.xyz/fonts/nan-rage-family/] from NaN Euchre [https://okaytype.com/euchre] from Okay Type Ceraph [https://www.sharptype.co/typefaces/ceraph] from Sharp Type Piet [https://www.typemates.com/fonts/piet] from TypeMates Michaeux [https://plain-form.com/typefaces/michaux] from Plain Form Vanity [https://order.design/otf/vanity] from Order Type Foundry Armond [https://badsontype.com/armond] from Badson Type Foundry Support the Interrogang [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support] for as little as $3 a month and help us expand what Proof&Co. and the Interrogang have to offer! These episodes are all thanks to your support! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support]

Why do we think of neutrality as a dirty word‽ Josh and Kyle highlight what makes neutral typefaces integral to the lifeblood of modern type design, both creatively and economically. Now, it may sound like such a conversation might be pretty middle-of-the-road (ya know, neutral), but a lot of ground is covered here. Does the specter of Helvetica loom over all neutral sans designs? When should we look to remove cultural inspirations from our designs? How do serifs fit into the world of neutrality? Should you do a rollout from a moving airplane? Why is Josh still on this podcast? All good questions... Links to everything that we discussed in this episode: Baumer Grotesk [https://erkinkaramemet.com/baumer-grotesk/] from Erkin Karamemet Booton [https://displaay.net/typeface/booton/] from Displaay Type Foundry Airport [https://www.revolvertype.com/typefaces/airport/] from Revolver Type Degular [https://ohnotype.co/fonts/degular], Retail [https://ohnotype.co/fonts/retail], and Camelion [https://ohnotype.co/fonts/camelion] from Ohno Type Co Sharp Earth [https://www.sharptype.co/typefaces/earth-omni-latin] from Sharp Type Big Issue [https://blast-foundry.com/typefaces/big-issue] from Blast Foundry The Recast Collection [https://www.daltonmaag.com/resources/recast-collection/index.html] from Dalton Maag Gamay [https://www.dardenstudio.com/gamay] from Darden Studio Melun [https://www.lift-type.fr/shop/typography/melun/] from Lift Type Paramount [https://productiontype.com/font/paramount] from Production Type Cortese Sans [https://www.markvanleeuwen.co/cortese-sans] from Mark Van Leewen Icona Serif [https://www.suitcasetype.com/fonts/icona-serif/] from Suitcase Type GT Pantheon [https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-pantheon] from Grilli Type GT Flaire [https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-flaire] from Grilli Type CoFo Holz [https://contrastfoundry.com/typeface/cofo-holz] from Contrast Foundry Neutraljuice, Neutraljuice, Neutraljuice! Support the Interrogang [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support] for as little as $3 a month and help us expand what Proof&Co. and the Interrogang have to offer! These episodes are all thanks to your support! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support]

What fonts are best for your scariest messages‽ It's the annual Halloween episode and the guys have unearthed a plethora of fonts to make your skin crawl. From fonts that just returned from the torture chamber, to sweet fonts with a dark side, to plant-like alien protuberances, it's a ghoulish typographic menu. Then, Josh has prepared four Halloween short stories, each requiring Kyle to conjure up a font to truly get those goosebumps working. So gather 'round a campfire for this one folks, and when you hear the clown's laughter, don't linger... Links to every terror-ific font discussed in this episode: Synch [https://www.futurefonts.xyz/james-plattner/synch] by James Plattner on Future Fonts Marjoree [https://showmefonts.com/typefaces/marjoree] from ShowMeFonts Very Bauble [https://letterror.com/verybauble/index.html] from Letterror Cascorro 18 [https://mtm.madrid/producto/cascorro-18/] from Manufacturas Tipográficas Madrileñas Eurocat [https://maxitype.com/typeface/eurocat/] from MaxiType Macabre [https://www.futurefonts.xyz/dave-coleman/macabre] from James Coleman on Future Fonts Nostra Stream [https://plain-form.com/typefaces/nostra] from Plain Form Glob [https://www.rsztype.com/fonts/glob] from Resistenza Support the Interrogang [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support] for as little as $3 a month and help us expand what Proof&Co. and the Interrogang have to offer! These episodes are all thanks to your support! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1687654/support]