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Episode 662 - Rian Hughes

The Virtual Memories Show by Gil Roth

Nov 5, 202502:03:20Arts

Multi-hyphenate Rian Hughes rejoins the show to celebrate his new Kickstarter, TYPERACTIVE: Thirty Years of Device Fonts (closing November 20, 2025)! We talk about designing and publishing a catalog-collection of every f...

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Episode 662 - Rian Hughes is an episode from The Virtual Memories Show by Gil Roth. Multi-hyphenate Rian Hughes rejoins the show to celebrate his new Kickstarter, TYPERACTIVE: Thirty Years of Device Fonts (closing November 20, 2025)! We tal...

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Published Nov 5, 2025, 02:03:20 long, audio available.

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Multi-hyphenate Rian Hughes rejoins the show to celebrate his new Kickstarter, TYPERACTIVE: Thirty Years of Device Fonts (closing November 20, 2025)! We talk about designing and publishing a catalog-collection of every font he ever designed for his foundry , how the Kickstarter has proved a lot more successful than he was expecting, seeing one of his fonts showing up on Poker Face , and how typography means designing a form without content. We get into the history of type design and how he approaches new design with respect for his precursors, the serendipity that led to one of his best-known fonts, how he balances commercial work with pushing the limits of design in personal projects, the artist's trajectory from inspired amateur to spent expert, how he knows when one of his fonts has been ripped off, and his take on AI in illustration and type design. We also discuss his new novel and how it fits with XX and The Black Locomotive , the pros and cons of advertising work, designing the new EC Horror comics, the next Kickstarter he's considering, how he used to keep three different portfolios until he realized it was All Rian and integrated them into one, why his creative mind leaves him with zero interest in meditation, and more. Follow Rian on Instagram and Bluesky • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe , Patreon , or Paypal , and

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Published Nov 5, 2025 and 02:03:20 long