Located in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, Nick Cooke started out as a lettering artist in London in 1982 crafting type by hand for book jackets. It wasn’t until 1999 that he would start his own foundry. Named after his favorite letter to doodle, the lower case ‘g,’ G-Type was born.
In recent months we’ve been on something of a tour around northern Europe. We’ve taken in Sweden, Siberia, the Netherlands, Germany and now, with another sharp turn towards the top of the map, we’re back in Sweden to meet someone whose enthusiasm for getting in early with the latest technology is matched only by his immersion in the historical techniques of broad nib and black ink. A recent flurry of releases, published through the Stockholm foundry T4, belies the conventional idea that retirement equals a quiet life. Born in 1924, Bo Berndal is now in his seventh decade of typographic activity, resulting in over 200 published typefaces. Amazingly — or perhaps not — making type is still his favorite pastime today.
In a relatively short time span Eric Olson’s Process Type Foundry has become one of the most successful micro-foundries in the US. His retail fonts, such as a the cool, clean Bryant and the highly fashionable Klavika, enjoy increasing popularity in print as well as on screen. In addition, he has worked on a wide range of assignments for clients ranging from Chevrolet to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, his home town. All this is good news for typography, because Olson’s typefaces are carefully drawn, well-equipped and original. They’re also quite extensive: you might say that Eric Olson is a family man.
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