I was recently asked to answer some questions about my work in design and marketing by a co-worker for use in a class project. In the interest of discussion, I’ve decided to post them here for your consideration:
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presented by Joe Duffy, Duffy & Partners. (original description)

• Design permeates our lives now. We’ve moved from:
  • Agrarian age = Grow It
  • Industrial age = Build It
  • Information age = Tell It
  • Design age = BE IT
• Design is only interesting relative to how people live their lives.

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Working on a long-term design plan and identity system at my current job has rekindled my love for typography—from the historical to the contemporary. Below are some of the resources which I’ve found useful:

• Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton
• 20Th-Century Type Remix by Lewis Blackwell
• Typology: Type Design from the Victorian Era to the Digital Age by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
• Type: The Secret History of Letters by Simon Loxley
• A Tally of Types by Stanley Morison, Brooke Crutchley
• Typographic Design: Form and Communication by Rob Carter, Ben Day, Philip B. Meggs
• Digital Type Design Guide: The Page Designer’s Guide to Working With Type by Sean Cavanaugh, Ken Oyer
• FontBook: Digital Typeface Compendium by FontShop