Thanks for your speaking at Portland IDUG. Being a typographer who have not had a type-centered conversation or topic in over a year, hearing somebody share his knowledge is refreshing and insightful!

A couple of folks from Typophile and I are working on a podcast, and in light of the .webfont discussion in the W3 mailing list, Typecon and other venues, we’d love to get your perspectives on it.

welcome2portland!
barb.

[Well, there are a number of people who make a living at it. But you're more likely to make a living as an actor than as a type designer. Also, unless you are very special indeed, your first typeface will not be worth much, but will instead be a learning experience. If you do want to make money at it, you should expect to spend a lot of time honing your craft first. You could go yourself a copy of FontLab Studio and start making typefaces... but you'd better love it, because your chances of making good money at it aren't great. - T]