James Reyman's Profile

Location: New York, NY
Favorite Typefaces: Exchange, Quiosco, Mercury, Prensa, Reminga, Gotham, Antenna
Favorite Websites: Design Observer, New York Mag, Very Short List, Yahoo Finance, Marumushi Newsmap

Commented on Farewell to an Icon: Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
I was very good at specifying type before the mac came along but I'd rather never do it now because I have so much more control over making the type perfect. Projects that used to take a week to complete,...
Commented on Covering the iPad
Love the Billboard cover, love the Wired cover. Have seen the Time cover a hundred times, don't like the Newsweek cover; a cloud?...
Commented on The First Issue (Part 1)
For those people who don't believe in evolution, you don't really have to go back to the Cretaceous period or ancient Egypt. You only have to look at this list. Look at that TV Guide cover!! I would kill for...
Commented on Stupid Human Tricks
Bob, you took the words right out of my mouth. Philip's Dave is the best portrait of him....
Commented on FINI
I remember, as a kid, there being such finality to the end screen. The dramas were typically accompanied by a musical dramatic flourish as well. Interesting that many black and whites used a script face to sign off, almost like...
Commented on Part 27: Wrapping Up
The thoroughness of your documentation on this process is fantastic, Scott. It reads like a good book and creates real life drama. I found myself thinking, I can't believe he's got to change it again! So few people ever get...