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An unreleased font by Jim Rimmer: Loxley, that will be finished soon and as per Jim's wishes, proceeds will go towards finishing this film (Kickstarter seemed the best way to make this happen) see sample PDF http://p22.com/RTF/RimmerLoxleyFont.pdf
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The Loxley font, PLUS a copy of the Stern font specimen booklet seen here http://www.p22.com/RTF/sternmerch.html
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The Loxley font, Stern Booklet PLUS a finished copy of the final film on DVD
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$100- The Loxley font, Stern Booklet, Making Faces DVD PLUS a limited edition letterpress memorial piece dedicated to Jim Rimmer
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Richard Kegler is the founder and lead designer at P22 type foundry. Before his involvement in type design, Mr. Kegler was a bookbinder, designer, postgraduate, artist seeking a respectable self-sustaining life as a
hand-craftsman. The years of historical typographic research at P22 has influenced a profound interest in using hand techniques alongside digital capabilities. Mr. Kegler has recently started a non-profit Book Arts Center in Buffalo NY and has returned to an active involvement in hand setting and printing metal and wood type as a concurrent career with digital font research at P22.
The Rimmer project is still underway and new footage has been shot to tie up some loose ends. Still shooting for final editing by the end of the year
...meanwhile, another kickstarter project that I am involved in has been launched. http://kck.st/cffjbA
We hope you might consider helping this worthy community project
The official Kickstarter backing method is over... however you can purchase the Loxley font and all proceeds still go to the film project:
http://www.p22.com/rtf/loxley.html
Also the Stern specimen booklet can be purchased separately with proceeds also going to the film
http://p22.com/rtf/sternmerch.html
updates on the project will be posted here as they happen:
http://makingfacesfilm.blogspot.com/
hello, i would like to back the project and receive the font, how do i goabout this please? thanks Isabelle
405% backed. That's a good start. ;)
Greetings from Australia. Thank you Richard for making this happen. Such an important legecy for the future type designers to see how it really was done. Looking forward to the DVD.
Thanks for putting this in the P22 newsletter. I would not have known about it otherwise.
A blog has been started for this project, so updates may be found here as this project page winds down http://makingfacesfilm.blogspot.com/
You're presentation at TypoBerlin really got me thinking about true value in life. Dedication is one of them, I think. You're documentary shows what passion looks like. What Jim Rimmer did may look like an average job, but he had skill, determination, and enthousiasm. The documentary shows that. Of course, it is also a valuable preservation of history. (Graphic) designers should not forget where type came from. This movie show how its done and preserves the past for future generations. It's worth every dollar or €uro spent! Please, keep on going and turn it into a masterpiece.
I am happy to be a part of this project. Your love and admiration for Jim Rimmer and his work is so tangible that I feel like I share a connection to someone very special just by being part of this.
Hi Richard, like Henrique I can also help with brazilian portuguese subtitles.
I am pretty sure when I look back this will have been the best money I spent all year.
Thank you, Richard.
The Dale Guild Type Foundry has been long time friends with Jim and were deeply sadden by the passing of such a master craftsman. Theo speaks fondly of sending Jim a care package of an ATF set micrometer and a depth gauge to aid in his matrix cutting. But in the same breath wishes that he had the chance to play trumpet with Jim. It's so heartening to see a public outpouring of support and acknowledgment of such a great man.
Great initiative!
Are there any plans for producing subtitles? If needed, I can help you with Brazilian Portuguese ones.
Truly amazing response. Thank you everyone!
There are plenty of expenses still, so anything over the goal will still be put to good use. The manufacturing cost of the DVDs, promotion and of course presentation expenses have not be factored in, but this will absolutely make it the film happen.
Thank you all for your support.
RK
I hope you can do something really cool with the extra money. ;)
More on the FontFeed: http://j.mp/cb5sPm
I couldn’t convince my previous employer to support this project two years ago, so now it’s my turn. I can’t wait to see the final film … hopefully in time for TypeCon this summer. Godspeed … and convoluted machinery.
Rich, I wish you the best for this project! I don't know how you do everything that you do. Keep making amazing things!