It would be so easy for Nate to sneak in a piece of fake terminology here and convince us all that some common glyph element is called “the cockswobble” or something, but he doesn’t, and that is professional integrity

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Also, "missed opportunity." (I own the book and love it.)

(Or DOES HE)

I remember when I started as a designer, even in the late '90s, having to hand-chuck all the cockswobbles before the mag went to press. Tell kids that now and they won't believe you.

He’s no Mort Walker 😋