neue aachen typeface by jim wasco
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Jim Wasco, a second-generation lettering designer, began his lifelong
passion for lettering when his father taught him calligraphy at the age of 12.
He started with a reproduction of the book Operina, by Ludovico Vicentino
degli Arrighi, and an instruction sheet for Chancery Cursive (based on
Arrighi’s Operina typeface).
Jim’s father taught him about lettering, proper spacing, letter proportions and
balance. It was this knowledge, along with his illustration skills, that formed
the fundamentals for a California-based type design business Jim founded in
1974. Early career highlights include assisting Jim Parkinson with his
alphabet design for Rolling Stone Magazine.
Jim Wasco explains, “I realized I had a gift of understanding letterforms.
These things came to me naturally as common sense.”These things came to me naturally as common sense.”
Jim transitioned to designing type on computers at SlideTek, and later spent
13 years in the type department at Adobe. His signature style can be found
on typefaces such as the Tekton Bold and Mythos designs.
Today, Jim is an award-winning senior typeface designer at Monotype
Imaging. His work includes custom typefaces for Microsoft, AT&T and
Gatorade, and his most recent designs include the Neue Aachan, Elegy and
Harmonia Sans typefaces. Jim can also be found directing outside designers
and coordinating collaborative design teams. In addition, he served for three
years on the review board at Silicon Valley College and has taught workshops
on hand lettering and making fonts for software companies at SoTA (Society
of Typographic Aficionados).