Bumping into Bodoni Mutant in Budapest
Just got back from a short break in Budapest. Had a great time: floated about in an outdoor thermal pool, ice-skated under a full moon, thrashed Helen at brainball, and walked, trammed, and touristed around in the freezing cold.
Freakiest moment came after a couple of neck-swiveling double-takes when I spotted one of my fonts used in the logo for a restaurant. Totally unexpected.
I’d designed that font (Bodoni Mutant) on the second-year of my degree sometime in 1992, and apart from releasing it on the internet a few years ago, it was way towards the back of my mind. Anyway, I found it somehow uplifting to see it out-there and being used.
Published at 8:41 pm on November 30th, 2004.
Topics: Foo
4 Comments
Dear Bodoni creator,
I’m told there is one family by the name of Bodoni living in Budapest. They may be a long lost relative of mine. I’m unable to track them except perhaps through your response to this particular (fortunate) url. Please tell me how you arrived at that name for your font; do you know a Bodoni in Budapest? Please respond.
Comment by judy night at 2:36 am on January 3rd, 2005 #link
Judy,
My font was an adaption of an existing typeface called Bodoni — but slightly changed, hence Bodoni Mutant.
The Bodoni typeface was named after it’s creator, Giambattista Bodoni. There’s a good summary of the history of the font here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodoni
So I don’t know of any people called Bodoni in Budapest! Good luck with your investigations.
Comment by Tim Brayshaw at 11:48 am on January 3rd, 2005 #link
I thought I’d let you know that Bodoni Mutant is possibly my all-time favorite font. Wonderful work!
Comment by Erica at 5:54 am on February 7th, 2006 #link
Thanks Erica!
Comment by Tim Brayshaw at 9:56 am on February 7th, 2006 #link