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If you were like me and had never heard of the "Raymond Suits Catalog" before, get ready for a real treat. The Raymond Suits Catalog is a huge compendium of typefaces for sale from 1923-1963. It was discovered by William Addison Dwiggins in 1958 and has since been digitized by the University of Reading in a PDF file you can download today. The catalog is available to browse or to purchase, so it's quick and easy to add this unique resource to your library! Included in the PDF are nearly 4500 typefaces from Dwiggins' collection along with an extensive history of letters, typography, fonts, printing technology, historical typesetting processes and much more. The catalog contains the most in depth description of virtually every lettering style offered by Dwiggins, ranging from resinates to matrices for creating typefaces. The descriptions in the catalog are very detailed, even including instructions on how to create many of these rare styles! So not only are you learning about Dwiggins' fonts, but you are also learning about typography in general. It's a huge time capsule to learn from and an amazing resource for every graphic designer interested in creating handmade typefaces. The Raymond Suits Catalog can be yours for just $12 on Amazon as of the time of this writing. A download version is available as well as a printed copy through Amazon or your local bookstore. I have to admit, I have spent the most time with the Raymond Suits Catalog so far. But I have to say that it feels so fantastic being able to click on an image, enlarged to my max resolution of 1440x1520 pixels, and see exactly what that font might look like without needing to download it. Understanding the consistency of font design is important for creating custom typefaces. By looking at Dwiggins' style guide you can see where he used a particular typeface and gain an understanding of how a typeface came together before it was rendered on paper or online. I have to say that once you have a collection of about 400 fonts, there's a big temptation to start ripping the files into PDFs and storing them on a thumb drive. But instead, I'd recommend just spending some time browsing the catalog online and downloading a few at a time. There is so much information here, and it's so easy to spend hours pouring over it! Once you have been studying the catalog for awhile, it would be fun to organize your collection by finding similar typesfaces from Dwiggins' catalog and creating customized typefaces from them. It could be as simple as picking out similar letterforms that match other typeface designs. It would also be fun to change around the language for each typeface or explore even more unusual lettering styles. The possibilities are endless. I know I have only scratched the surface, but it's been an amazingly valuable experience. And when one of your friends asks you what you're up to when you're in front of your computer for hours, tell them that it's called "work" because you are working on your craft! They'll understand. cfa1e77820
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