A TRUE WORK IN PROGRESS

I ran into a problem. Just a small one. A year into designing typefaces, I had completed a face based on work I did several years back. I was proud of it and christened it a truly unique name—or so I thought. It turns out, despite my early efforts to check the validity of the name, it was already taken. I never intended to take an existing name. The face's name was quickly changed and no harm done—except to my professional pride.

In my rantings, I wished there was a place I could go to check a catalog of faces and names to make sure I wasn't infringing on a name or name-style combo. Checking with my contemporaries and type professionals I truly admired, my idea was met with encouragement, disbelief, and critical suggestions.

The result is before you. I hope the typecodex evolves into the resource it was intended to become.

SPECIAL THANKS

Two people helped more than I could ever expect. For that, I will be forever grateful. Silas Dilworth, of T-26 helped fuel my initial ideas and form the gui of results codex. Matt Jones, a true web god and friend took my design and ideas and turn it into a working tool. Thanks to them, period.

And, thanks to every foundry, distributor and designer who contributes.