How Do You Know When a Typeface Is Truly Finished?

We ask Tobias Frere-Jones on the occasion of his expanded re-release of 2015 typeface Mallory

AIGA Eye on Design
Aug 19, 2019 · 6 min read
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Images courtesy of Frere-Jones Type unless noted

By Angela Riechers

Shortly after launching his independent foundry in 2015, Tobias Frere-Jones released Mallory, a typeface meant as a personal experiment reflecting his dual British-American…

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