The Interrogang Podcast
Focusing on independent typography, episodes of the Interrogang highlight new and exciting developments in type design and include lively discussions, games, and interviews in the world of type, design, and artistic expression. Co-hosted by Joshua Dick and Kyle Read.
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What fonts are best for your scariest messages‽ It"s the annual Halloween episode and the guys have unearthed a plethora of fonts to make your skin crawl. From fonts that just returned from the torture chamber, to sweet fonts with a dark side, to plant-like alien protuberances, it"s a ghoulish typographic menu. Then, J
What makes for a good name‽ In this very special episode of the Interrogang, there"s reason to celebrate as Josh and his wife welcome their first child into the world. So, we"re throwing a font-themed baby shower! Kyle takes the reins in this episode and devizes baby shower mini-games, naming challenges, and (maybe not
What does Google know about what fonts are made of‽ Josh and Kyle turn once again, despite their better judgement, to Google in everyone"s favorite Interrogame to see how well Google"s AI can answer your questions about fonts. It"s a mixed bag, but once you listen to the episode you might just learn that gothic fonts a
How old is too old for a font‽ There"s a lot of discussion around the age of a font in this episode, as we tour recent modern medieval designs that don"t look the way you think they do, question the value of fonts released decades ago, and wonder why we continue to put up with Papyrus. Josh is all about calligraphy, an
Are we entering an entirely new universe of font genres‽ It"s becoming harder and harder to classify genres in typography, and many of the newer releases are just exacerbating that difficulty. Whether it"s finding whimsy in your text serifs where it doesn"t belong, a dot font that abandons all conscious typographic rea
How adventurous can a big corporate font rebrand really be‽ Obviously, there"s a lot of room for improvement there and Josh has a bold new direction for Chipotle to go. The guys also talk Olympic logos, handwritten fonts that make you feel seen, a foundry"s equivalent of the Burger King Kid"s Club, and the trials and t