We lost another type great: http://cyrushighsmith.tumblr.com/post/77705701299/good-bye-mike-i-will-m...
http://cyrushighsmith.tumblr.com/post/77708218644/i-met-mike-parker-in-t...
I only talked with Mike a few times, but his cheerful joi de vivre, decency, and lively mind shined out like a light house.
Wonderful and very candid interview with this great man here:
http://vimeo.com/40960725
(Note the part where he talks about how development for new tech of a specific typeface was allocated to one of five firms. Made me wonder about monopolies and such.)
Awesome footage. Sad to see such a humble man go.
Not only humble, but immensely knowledgeable, and quite funny. RIP, Mike.
We are diminished.
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