Concurrently with my White Whale career, I am still finishing up my BFA in New Media at the Academy of Art University part-time. It has been a longish and convoluted path—which began with three quarters of a BFA in Graphic Design at the University of Louisville—but it has been enjoyable for the most part. One of the strengths/weaknesses of my current school is that we are trained to be jacks/jills-of-all-trades. This is very frustrating at times due to certain courses or activities feeling trite or deviating from my interest and purpose in pursuing this degree, but in many instances I find myself learning some incredibly cool skills that most designers and artists aren’t fortunate enough to ever find the time and motivation for. One such example is the topic of this blog post: my first foray into the realm of type design. Read more »