Go Font Yourself

So a fun fact about fonts: The word’s etymology is derived from ‘fondue’, and not, in fact, from fountain as I might have imagined. Fondue, of course, having no deeper meaning than “something that has been melted”. Think of the old days, when choosing a ‘font’ for publishing involved casting molten metal into a typeface.

Yes, I didn’t know that either. But hiding beneath the radar of ‘normal’ people is a subset of the artistic crowd; a subset that take to sans-serif as the proverbial duck to water, who can name a font on sight and appreciate italics in a way you can’t begin to fathom.

Fortunately for us, they occasionally contest the utility of the humble typeface by doing very pretty things with font, and every so often, a “Go Font Yourself” is held, showcasing these works.

Let Times New Roman speak to you like its never spoken before: head on down to Peer Gallery in Sydney on Thursday, October 15.

gofonturselfsydney@peergroupmedia.com

Peer Gallery is at 153 Bridge Rd, Glebe.

Exhibitions will be held in Melbourne and Brisbane as well, check out this website for details.

Written by Jennifer Blake