What does one do with a love of typefaces (fonts) and layout? I always wanted to design my own, but I'm not sure I have the creativity to make one on my own. Instead, I must content myself with those made by more talented people. I'm partial to serif typefaces, though I've come to realize that anything meant to be viewed online looks better in sans-serif. Really though, as long as I avoid Comic Sans and Helvetica, I'm fine. (Oh, and Papyrus too.)
I think I would enjoy working at a magazine or newspaper doing layout—as I used to do in school—but the newspaper industry is dying* and many magazines have their own troubles. A book publisher would be nice, but where does one begin to find a job laying out books? Would I need to go back to school in order to be deemed worthy of such a position?
Another thing to consider is the purpose of the magazine/book on which I might be working. As cool as it would be to have a job like this, I don't know if I could stomach working at Seventeen or Us Weekly. Would I eliminate too many potential positions if I had content standards for the material being published?
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