Anderson. "From Thought to Type"

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These are just descriptions of Mike's three articles from Galley Gab. All three issues of Galley Gab are available for free online at: http://www.metaltype.co.uk/galleygab.shtml.]

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Anderson. Part 1, "Designing the Typeface"

Describes the use of digital techniques to produce photopolymer plates which are in turn used as the patterns for engraving matrices with a Deckel pantograph engraver.

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Anderson. Part 2, "Making the Matrices"

"This article describes the use of a Deckel Pantograph to engrave brass matrices to be used on a Thompson Type Caster."

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Anderson. Part 3, "Casting the Type"

This is a general overview of using the Thompson Type Caster to cast type.


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