Tag Archives: typefaces

Two cover designs

Posted on 8 April 2014 by ariane

I just finished working on a fun little book, Anodynes and Nostrums: A Century of Patent Medicines for Infants and Children. I usually only work with an image chosen by the author, so the potential for doing something different was … Continue reading →

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A different kind of book

Posted on 8 April 2014 by ariane

Last month, I designed a board book for my son, who is seventeen months old. Since we do not live near family, I put lots of photos of his aunts, uncles, cousins, grandmas, and grandpas so that he might recognize … Continue reading →

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Glyph possibilities

Posted on 4 December 2013 by ariane

One of the things that I love to play with is the different glyphs that come in a well designed font. Here’s an example, from the inside of this year’s Christmas cards. This typeface, Feldman Engraver, has lots of nice … Continue reading →

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A Different Era

Posted on 24 January 2012 by ariane

Most of the books that we work on here at Capital A cover the history of the exploration and development of the western United States from about 1830 to about 1880–the Oregon-California Trail, the Battle of the Little Bighorn and … Continue reading →

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Typefaces get noticed

Posted on 1 November 2010 by ariane

The New York Times this week has an article on the different typefaces used in this year’s election signs. When I was in California a couple of weeks ago, Carly Fiorina’s campaign signs caught my eye. They looked hot pink–a … Continue reading →

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