Illustrator + Type Guy: Chris Gardner
Ninja June 2nd, 2007
I’m tickled to learn that Chris Gardner has his own blog! He’s the illustrator behind House Industries type foundry (not to be confused with the self-made millionaire guy). Chris even did the revised Batman logo for DC Comics!* Here, Chris referenced the original 1940’s lettering and lovingly hand drew the type for the new logo.
+ Chris’ blog
+ interview with the little chimp society
+ buy the House Industries book
* Please note: this isn’t the pretty cool + bad ass logo done by Rinzen for Paul Pope’s Batman 100 (also put out by DC).
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