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Date: 1998-11-17 07:49:40
From "Michel Bujardet "
Subject: Re: Hello to the List
Chris MacGregor wrote : >Michel asked me to join a few weeks back, but as I have been so busy the >last few days it took me some time to remember to do so. I guess that I >should introduce myself to everyone on the list (If I have not met you >before) so here goes: > >My name is Chris MacGregor and among other things I design typefaces and >publish Chris MacGregor's Internet Type Foundry Index. I have been involved >with type design for nearly seven years and have designed nearly a >quarter-million typefaces (well, OK, 240,000 of those typefaces are >instances in a two axis Multiple Master faces, other than the two multiple >master faces I have designed about 100 faces.) Still, one should not be >judged by the number of faces they have designed alone. > >I am a founding member of TypeRight (www.typeright.org) and have written and >spoken on issues involved with both web and type design most recently at >TypeCon, typo[media] and Publishg Magazine. I hang my professional hat as a >Web Communications Specialist (Kinda like the A-Team of the web department) >at Halliburton. I occasionally have misspelled a word or two so try not to >be offended by errors, we all make them. > >I was involved with the initial discussion to get this list started at >TypeCon in October (I believe it was Gary Munch, Michel Bujardet, Don >Synstelien, Laurence Penney and myself?) as a sort of guild/labor support >group. I hope to see the list grow over the next few years and turn into >something very supportive of type designers. > >So, here is a big Texas Howdy to the list! Welcome back, Chris ! I had read your last newsletter and saw that you where in Europe for a while, and that you email exploded under the load of letters, so I was patiently waiting for you to get back from there, and over the mountain of awaiting messages. Glad to see you here ! As you see, the list has started. Your voice will be a great addition ! Michel Bujardet http://www.matchfonts.com PS : Oh, by the way, for other members of the list : go to http://www.typeindex.com and subscribe to Chris newletter. It is always a treat. Michel Bujardet, Match Software http://www.matchfonts.com
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