I think he respects them...but he was a bit perplexed by their anti-digital bent. He does respect the traditional form and plans himself on getting a letter press...
Bringhurst does a lot with the society (consulting and jury work) so I think that most typographers (at least those involved in book design) give Alcuin props and respect but it's not...yeah.
That is to say that I think there are a lot of obvious reasons why people would both respect and malign The Alcuin Society.
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Date: 2007-08-24 11:18 pm (UTC)Bringhurst does a lot with the society (consulting and jury work) so I think that most typographers (at least those involved in book design) give Alcuin props and respect but it's not...yeah.
That is to say that I think there are a lot of obvious reasons why people would both respect and malign The Alcuin Society.