Designing Obsidian with Andy Clymer

Designing Obsidian with Andy Clymer


Andy Clymer, a senior designer at Hoefler & Co. and instructor in the Type@Cooper program, shares a look at the design process, the custom tools involved, and some of the unexpected challenges and discoveries found while designing Obsidian.

This lecture took place in the Rose Auditorium at Cooper Union on March 24, 2015.

Designers of type and lettering make use of custom tools to draw and manufacture their product, this is as true today as it was in the time of punchcutting and steelplate engraving.

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