Jim Parkinson has been fascinated by lettering and type since he was a youngster. For the past fifty years, he has specialized in designing typographic logos and typefaces as Parkinson Type Design in Oakland, California.
“You don’t just sit down and letter,” Jim Parkinson once said. “It’s like if you’re going to be a good athlete, you don’t just go out on the field and do something heroic. You get in shape. You have to learn how to play the game.”
Roger Black Collection spotlights typefaces that began life as custom commissions by the celebrated art director and typographic consultant. On the occasion of the collection’s launch, Yves Peters had a freewheeling conversation with Black, who cofounded Font Bureau and is a member of the board at Type Network.
