Friday, February 11, 2011
I have been slowly typing out the lyrics to all the songs from "Tonight The Angels" for the liner notes that will accompany the CD release this June. The typewriter I'm using is an Italian Underwood Olivetti Lettera 22. It's just right for this project because the strikers are perfectly imperfect, and the overall look is really wonderful. It's something that just can't be replicated with a font - as cool as it may look, it always ends up looking like... a font. Using the typewriter has, however, made it painfully clear that I'm a really bad typer, and has made me even more thankful for my delete key and for spellcheck! I have a newfound respect for anyone who has or still does use a typewriter on a regular basis. It's not easy!
