The Interrogang Podcast

Are all type rules meant to be broken‽ The internet sure doesn't think so... Josh and Kyle weigh the pros and cons to breaking typography's written and unwritten rules through the lens of interesting (read: questionable) movie font decisions. And remember, always double or triple brace your heavier fonts. ♫Wild, wild quirkhorses Couldn't drag me away♫ Join us every week for a shot o...

If you could snap your fingers and make 50% of all fonts disappear, would you‽ Josh and Kyle assemble to marvel at this conundrum and its tremendous ramifications. In the meantime, Josh encourages you to go stare at your clocks... Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design, branding, art, creativity, and m...

Why can't we all just do the work we want to do‽ Now that the world is opening up again, Josh and Kyle are ready to get ambitious again. We all have to keep our audience in the back of our minds when we design, but who we create typography for matters! And if you've got a Pandora's box of fonts to unleash on the world, go for it, what could possibly go wrong‽ Join us every week for...

Do we have to be good salespeople to be good designers‽ Josh and Kyle go door-to-door and grapple with the difficulties of having to sell yourself and your creations in order to make it as a type designer. And just in time, Kyle’s Go Fever just broke... Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design, branding,...

What could possibly make a typeface lawful, chaotic, or just downright evil‽ Josh and Kyle get caught up in the epic struggle between font good and evil and classify some typefaces using role-playing game personalities as a guide. Chaos ensues,  but only because that's a requirement of the game... Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics tha...

Typographic war: what is it good for‽ Josh and Kyle wrestle with the pros, cons, and economics of creative competition in typography. Unless this was all a typographic fever dream... Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design, branding, art, creativity, and more!  We will be using the Proof&Co Weekly N...

Have we gone too far conducting experiments with fonts‽ Josh and Kyle discuss the ramifications of trying something new and ponder the pros and cons to showing your type design experiments to the public. Also, Microsoft Office is getting a typefacelift. Please excuse Josh’s audio, we had some technical issues with his microphone this week. Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging co...

Shouldn’t every font have an Arcade style‽ Josh and Kyle wonder if there are rules around creative inspiration, get retro with video game-ready fonts, and fall down the ink trap well. Includes part 2 of the Originality discussion. Babyfat Foozle Arcade everybody! Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design,...

Are there really people out there who don't know what typography is‽ Josh and Kyle dig a bit deeper in what it means to "bridge the gap" between type people and non-type people and they can't help but get a little Spuk-y, all day long. Also, Kyle handles a deer carcass situation in his yard (or does he?). Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation amon...

Could it be that we are all running out of original ideas‽ Josh and Kyle begin a big conversation on originality (so big in fact, we couldn’t fit everything in this episode, part two coming in the next few weeks) and Josh’s dog insists on being interviewed. ♫So no Joey, no cry No Joey, no cry I say, oh little oh little doggie, don't shed no tears No Joey, no cry♫ Join us every week for a shot...

What did Garamond ever do to you‽ Josh and Kyle break some old news about the US Court of Appeals banning the well-liked serif font and Kyle reveals his honest opinions of some of history’s most infamous fonts on this week's episode of the Interrogang Podcast. Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic desig...

Forget Darwin's finches, isn't the evolution of fonts what we all care about‽ Josh and Kyle discuss the importance of type evolving over time and Josh is reminded of how cool he is not. Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design, branding, art, creativity, and more!  We will be using the Proof&am...

Wouldn't it be great if accepting cookies on a website came with ACTUAL cookies‽ Josh accepts cookies, both digital and real, and we find out where Kyle and Josh both put their success sliders in this week's Interrogang! Join us every week for a shot of type news and engaging conversation among friends on topics that range from typography, graphic design, branding, art, creativity, and m...