Todd Oldham

Todd Oldham is one of my favorite designers. What I like most about him is his sense of fun that he brings to everything he does and his fearlessness with color. It was amazing that he took the time out of his busy schedule to be interviewed. This interview occured in October 2005.

JESS: I really enjoyed your special on HGTV Handmade Modern that aired in September (2005) and I was wondering if you were planning on doing more or is that it for Handmade Modern?

TODD: I had so much fun doing Handmade Modern TV. My schedule doesn’t allow the huge amount of time it takes to do a full time show, so I was happy to do it as a series of specials. I think the next series might be Handmade Modern Garden, as I am a plant nut. I‘m glad you liked it.

JESS: Being a type designer and a big fan of yours I was excited to see the typeface you designed and used in your book Handmade Modern. Have you designed any other typefaces? Do you have plans to design more? What was that like? What techniques did you use, hand drawn or computer drawn?

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