On The Funway

I'll try to include pictures of all of the above in the Twinzy Toy photo gallery before too long. In the meantime, think of the difference in how the words would look if you picked up a pencil or pen and printed the words "Twinzy Toy" by hand, if you sat down at a typewriter and typed them onto a piece of paper, and if you picked up a book on antique toys and saw "Twinzy Toy" mentioned in the author's introduction to the book. That's "hand-lettered" vs "typed" vs "typography."

The label in the picture was made using real metal type on typesetting equipment in my great-grandfather's tag factory.

Have you been over at fmsv and cowfan's and seen Dean setting type and using his printing press to make invitations or announcements? If so, that's pretty much how the words on Skater doll's leg were applied to the fabric.

Have a great time at Baggiecon! Sorry I'm not there this year; last year was grand.