Perfect Pitch vs Perfect Kerning

02009-01-09 | Design, Music | 0 comments

Off Topic: Ugh «
The type on Annie Leibovitz’s new book is total bullsh*t.

Normally I wouldn’t bother with this, but it’s not like a piece of cheap direct mail. It’s a hardcover monograph for a stellar artist and cultural force. If junk design is done for junk, who cares? But Random House and Annie Leibovitz should be in another class. If these folks can’t get their typography to even a basic standard of professionalism, then who will?
(Via DesignNotes by Michael Surtees)

I wonder what’s more difficult (((painful?))), to have perfect pitch in a mostly tone-deaf world, or to have eyes so precisly tuned to the fine art of type-design?

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Archives

Images

Concert Dates

Fri, Sep 5 2025 in Las Vegas, NV
@ Boulder Station Casino

Sat, Sep 6 2025 in Phoenix, AZ
@ MIM

Sun, Sep 7 2025 in Tucson, AZ
@ Rialto Theatre

Tue, Sep 9 2025 in Bend, OR
@ Tower Theater

Wed, Sep 10 2025 in Portland, OR
@ Alberta Rose Theater

Thu, Sep 11 2025 in Seattle, WA
@ Jazz Alley

Fri, Sep 12 2025 in Seattle, WA
@ Jazz Alley

Sat, Sep 13 2025 in Seattle, WA
@ Jazz Alley

Social

@Mastodon (the Un-Twitter)