OH no Type Co

@talkpaperscissors Episode 304: Designing Systems of Type (Mistakes and All!) with James Edmondson of OH no Type Co. ✏️ 📖 💻 This is the first episode in a 4-part guest lecture series, speaking with an incredible range of design and typography pros from across North America!  This episode features type designer and founder of @ohnotypeco , James Edmondson. In this conversation you’ll hear James’ typography origin story (he’s still an 8-year-old at heart!), how he uses “Pen Logic” to help construct systems of type, and how he knows when a typeface is complete. You’ll hear some great questions from students asking for all the juicy details about mistakes in his work, as well as what James hates about the process. This episode was recorded as part of a guest lecture series in @gcmtmu #GCM806 - Advanced Typography in winter 2026 at @thecreativeschl at Toronto Metropolitan University. #TalkPaperScissors #Typography #TypeDesign

I got to inbox zero today. Have to remember this feeling. Hav to remember what this feels like. Tomorrow I begin the slip back to normal, but for now, enjoying the high of it all. No emails is a hell of a drug.

Most logos rely on type. This workshop teaches you how to build it from scratch. WORKSHOP: Logotypes by Hand with James Edmondson, type designer, author & founder at Oh No Type Co. Learn how to design custom logotypes by hand with clarity, personality, and control. In this session, you’ll create a logotype for an imaginary brand while learning how to define type parameters, sketch and refine letterforms, and prepare your work for vectorization. From early ideas to final form, this workshop focuses on building lettering that actually supports brand intent. Participants will learn: ✅ Ideation and concept development ✅ Iteration and refinement techniques ✅ Sketching and custom lettering fundamentals ✅ Spacing and optical balance ✅ Preparing lettering for vector execution 
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CREATIVE WORKS WEST ’26 SOUL OVER SCALE 3 days to expand your perspective, sharpen your craft, and build with creatives who care. 📍 Seattle, Washington 🗓️ April 30–May 2, 2026 🎟️ Individual Pass: $299 ’til April 1 🧑‍🎓 Student Pass: $199 🎨 Workshops: $149 each 🏨 Hotel Group Rate: $149/night 🎟️ Secure your seat today → link in bio ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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Another WIP for fun in between projects. Moving in silence, always locked in. Deepest apologies to my haters.

We’re excited to welcome James Edmondson, Type Designer, Author, and Founder of OH no Type Co., to Creative Works WEST ’26. James is a type designer based in Oakland, California. He studied graphic design at California College of the Arts, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Art TypeMedia program in the Netherlands. Through his foundry OH no Type Co., he creates custom and retail typefaces, known for expressive, character-rich work that blends craft and personality. At Creative Works WEST, James will lead a 3-hour hands-on workshop on designing custom logotypes by hand — diving deep into letterforms, rhythm, spacing, and the nuance that turns typography into identity. If you care about craft, this one’s for you. ⬅️ Swipe to learn more and explore his work. 👤 James Edmondson – Type Designer, Author & Founder 📍 Oakland, CA 📲 Instagram: @ohnotypeco –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CREATIVE WORKS WEST ’26 SOUL OVER SCALE 3 days designed to sharpen your craft, strengthen your work, and build alongside people who care. 📍 Seattle, Washington 🗓️ April 30–May 2, 2026 🎟️ Individual Pass: $299 ’til April 1 🧑‍🎓 Student Pass: $199 🎨 Workshops: $149 each 🏨 Hotel Group Rate: $149/night 🎟️ Join us → Link in bio –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🔄 The algorithm won’t push this. People will. Please engage with and share this post so more folks will see it. #CreativeWorksWEST #SoulOverScale #Typography #TypeDesign #Logotype #DesignWorkshop #SeriousAboutCraft

I’m doing some more playing with color fonts. It’s fun, but this one got away from me a little bit.

Typing with a color font is so surreal. This is an ornamental jammer I started playing with for fun, then it came in handy for the spine/ title page of The Ohno Book. I would love to have better support for changing these colors in software.

My dear friend and CCA alum @jamestedmondson of @ohnotypeco will be taking us behind the scenes of his new book, “The Ohno Book: A Serious Guide to Irreverent Type Design” on Thursday, 1/29 @letterformarchive ! I can’t think of a more inspiring way to ring in the new year and the new semester ☺️. Please come celebrate with us! Tickets available on the Letterform Archive website. [王/AW] - #ohnotypeco #ccagd #cacollegeofarts #letterformarchive

UPCOMING WORKSHOP! Experimental Type Sketching with James Edmondson @jamestedmondson @ohnotypeco will take place at The Cooper Union on Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10:00 AM–5:00! To register, go to Workshops linked in our bio.

Some thoughts on fonts, life, and the making of The Ohno Book: A Serious Guide to Irreverent Type Design. ⁠ ⁠ From the cult favorite typography studio and foundry OH no Type Co​. comes this richly illustrated and endlessly entertaining handbook featuring type specimens, process sketches, and instructions for creating typefaces! ⁠ ⁠ Fonts Are Easy, Books Are Hard with James Edmondson⁠ January 29, 2025 In-Person at Letterform Archive⁠ 5:30–7:30 pm PT⁠ ⁠ #TypeDesign #TypeClasses #GraphicDesignLearning #ExtendedLearning #OnlineLearning #calligraphy#lettering ⁠#typography #graphicdesign #script #handlettering #graphicarts #calligraphicarts#publicationdesign #printingpress #letterpress ⁠

Ever wonder why @ohnotypeco is named OH no? James explains why and how it was almost HOon Type Co James Edmondson’s new book “The OHno book: a serious guide to irreverent type design” is out now!! Get it! Full video on my YT channel Animation by @geo.graphicdesigner

A look at some vintage Christmas cards I picked up. I’ll be giving these out to whoever wants em and comes by the bar.