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Nick Cooke Q&A
G-Type founder Nick Cooke was interviewed by Jan Middendorp in March for the MyFonts Creative Characters Newsletter which is issued to over 1 million subscribers.
Nick responded to questions about his early career and typographic inspiration in typically irreverent style. He also shed a little light on his working methods when creating custom fonts for high profile clients and the typical dialogue that ensues.
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This is how Jan Middendorp introduced Nick to the MyFonts readership:
“The range of his work is stunning: from the corporate-yet-friendly logo for London’s Oyster card to exuberant script lettering and powerful handwriting fonts. His best sellers are versatile sans-serifs such as Houschka and Chevin, the latter of which is ubiquitous in the UK as Royal Mail’s corporate typeface. A recent series of sweeping updates has catapulted several of his fonts back onto our Hot New Fonts list. He has a soft spot for the letter ‘g’ — hence the name of his foundry, G-Type. From book covers dripping in blood to the most realistic script face on the market — here is the Nick Cooke story, told in his own words.”
Read more about cow gum, the origins of the G-Type moniker & Nick’s typographic principles on the MyFonts website.