Thoughts on Rimmer and All He Stands For

A great essay over at Industrial Brand Creative by Mark Busse, “Remembering Our Graphic Design Elders.” It’s half coverage of Rimmerfest back in November, a celebration for the life’s work of typography great, Jim Rimmer, and half a musing about the loss of tradition, history, and craftsmanship. If you read one thing today, this should be it. Here’s a little from the intro:

I’ve called myself a Communication Designer for a while now, but as I sat in that audience listening, I was more than slightly overwhelmed with the realization of how little I really know about the history of my own profession.