Creative Characters S6 E12: Matt Holmes on tinkering, type, and the joy of making.

“ I've always used technology deliberately to go slow. ”

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On Creative Characters, we meet creative people working at the intersection of type and everyday life. You can listen below, or on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and wherever quality podcasts are available.

In this episode, we enter the world of serial tinkerer, Matt Holmes. A world where printing presses are rebuilt with 3D-printed parts and the finer points of typography are mastered through the trial and error of making physical type. 
 
Tune in for a conversation about curiosity, experimentation, and why learning sometimes works best when we slow down and make things with our hands.

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