Yesterday concluded my 1 week long adventure at Typecon 2009, and boy, are my stems tired!* I learned a lot about type, listened to a bunch of important typophiles and designers speak, and even met a few of them! Oh yeah, not to mention all the free stuff I got! I learned a few things this week:
- I love typography, but not necessarily typeface design— I just do not have the patience for it.
- I want a letterpress— old skool craft that yields amazing results!
- Learning CSS and HTML is integral— gotta stay ahead of the curve.
- My computer is a noisy mess— okay, I already knew this (:P).
So, to commemorate my type-journey, I am going to share some self portraits that I made out of type. One is hand-drawn and one is a vector illustration. ENJOY!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F8N9zWfDtj_HjF1McMwxEXuCVVJCNyruxo9GBDJnDtfRQ3osgRZ_eeaZZKEFKbQL16faL3q0lKUYc15W-TdZFxxSoEJhrVFuRhB5CEjulNYgopUCLQUO8xbmJMcJ69adVTUijA2MtOfE/s320/type+self+portrait-+handdrawn.jpg)
*Man, type jokes are so lame that they are awesome! Wanna hear another one? OKAY!
I made this one up myself:
What did the kinky type designer get his wife to do to his penis?
He letterpress it! (DRUMS)