I got a book in the mail that was made to coincide with the release of a wonderful typeface, Otto. The typeface was released by Dinamo and designed by Sam de Groot and Laura Opsomer Mironov. It’s quite beautiful. The book, though, is an object I needed to own, because I love books and especially love books like this.
This book didn’t need to exist. I suspect that the typeface would have sold similarly without it. But it does exist, and it exists in such a wonderful way. It’s typeset and illustrated beautifully. It’s well made. It’s nice to hold. A joy to read. It’s a nice thing made at the end of a long journey making another very nice thing.
It’s objects like this that make me so grateful to be surrounded by creative people, and so inspired to create myself. Holding objects made with love makes you want to make things of your own with love—and effort, and care. You can inspire people to make with what you make. There’s maybe no higher honor, actually.