Twenty-Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

Abstract

This paper was delivered at the ATypI Conference in the United Kingdom at the University of Reading in September, 1997. Using an abecedary order, the challenge and future of language, typography and technology in various juxtapositions are examined. Implicit in the presentation is a critical posture that includes comparison of book and screen, comparison of typographic history and future, the need for language reform and user studies and an examination of technology’s broad impact on human communication. The twenty-six not-so-easy pieces are intended to make unexpected connections and to provide critical commentary on current practice and expectation.