Maybe it is required reading in typography circles, but to someone reading the submission who merely uses a font, this doesn't seem much of a credential.
Maybe it is required reading in typography circles, but to someone reading the submission who merely uses a font, this doesn't seem much of a credential.
He's doing something really interesting with the funding model of practicaltypography, that I believe should be praised.
I'm merely explaining that to the reader not a student of typography, there's not really any indication that this should be taken with more authority than 'some blog author' per comments above.
While I don't agree with much of this blog post, I certainly think the author has put in enough work to have their work taken seriously in this particular domain, and generally seems like a pretty interesting person.
1. http://practicaltypography.com/equity.html