Thomas Jockin // The Life of a Type Designer

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Aired February 18, 2017. Episode 203. This week on Design Recharge I am excited to interview type designer and community builder, Thomas Jockin. Thomas began designing type and now has brought together type enthusiasts from coast to coast, he calls these get-togethers, Type Thursday. It is a place where honest, critiques happen, learning, and a love for type grows during each meeting. This episode will explain the benefits of a group critique and all that goes into creating a community based on the love of type and letterforms. We will also talk about creating typefaces for different types users and how best to market that typeface. Connect with TypeThursday: TypeThursdayHQ: https://www.facebook.com/TypeThursday  TypeThursdayNYC: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typethursdaynyc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TypeThursdayNYC  TypeThursdaySF: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typethursdaysf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TypeThursdaySF  TypeThursdayLA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typethursdayla/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TypeThursdayLA  TTNYC December at Google: https://www.facebook.com/TypeThursday/videos/vb.118765081802287/384306951914764/?type=2&theater    Find Thomas at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThomasJockin  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jockinthebox/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3wcWFLwNY8uQ-2SQiHsLBw  Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/JockintheBox Find more great episodes at www.rechargingyou.com Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com

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