Ed Rondthaler RIP

Diner21 August 2009 · 13:38

I had hoped somebody else in the know would've posted about this before I did but I was just made aware of this news: http://www.lohud.com/article/20090821/NEWS02/908210360/-1/newsfront

I did have the good fortune to meet Ed at Typecon a few years back and celebrate his birthday with him. . . He was a very kind soul and always in great spirits.

One of my favorite memories of him: http://www.houseind.com/movie/

Also, if you get a chance pick up a copy of his book Life with Letters as the Turned Photogenic, a wonderful tome that recounts the history of his company and life . . .

He left and indelible mark on the type industry and will be sorely missed . . .

Stuart

bowerbird21 August 2009 · 14:27

i have loved that presentation for some time now.
thank you for reminding me of it. godspeed, ed!

-bowerbird

Tamye Riggs21 August 2009 · 17:30

Ed - what a great man. He will be missed.

Mike Diaz21 August 2009 · 17:43

that movie was wonderful... thank you for posting!

John Hudson21 August 2009 · 19:58

I'm sad to hear this news, although I always thought the English spelling clip was daft.

Nick Shinn21 August 2009 · 20:13

Awwww.
Daft indeed, but we need more gentle idealists.

bowerbird22 August 2009 · 02:47

exactly, and daft can make me laugh.

-bowerbird

Norbert Florendo22 August 2009 · 08:28

Sorry to hear of Ed's passing.
PLINC and ITC, what a great legacy, and he left an indelible impact on the typographic world.
I remember him as a gentle soul who barely got a word in when Aaron Burns was around.

bowerbird31 August 2009 · 09:21

http://kottke.org/09/08/edward-rondthaler

-bowerbird

joeclark7 October 2009 · 06:48

I got a copy of A Life with Letters and have posted some scans from the endpapers.

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Joe Clark
http://joeclark.org/

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