Lubricate thoroughly before you proceed. That Chaparral looks to have some nasty edges.

In that project it doesn´t matter if the typeface is well-conceived. I decided to take Chaparral because of its characteristic features. The results of our studies are important.

Hi Regina!
[Ignore Claus, he’s just making fun of a certain misspelled word ;-)]

For Carol Twombly, consult the wiki. And check out this thread.

Here are a couple of quotes on Chaparral, from typophiles. It seems to be quite a polarising face. I, for one, like it very much (using it for my stationery & stuff).

I keep trying to use it and it always seems to fall short. I can’t articulate why. — Patty

Chaparral […] could end up as a standard children’s font for me. — Malte

Chaparral is hard to use well, for sure. — Will

Chaparral is probably the only slab that has optical sizes. I do have to say that it’s really versatile, though it’s not exactly a Scala-kind-of-workhorse. — Bram

What ONE typeface would you have rather not exist? Chaparral. Ok, you beat me up for this one. — Thomas

Bringhurst does mention Chaparral in his list of types. And since he mentions so relatively few types, that means he gave it his seal of approval. — Reed
(Bringhurst’s The Solid Form of Language is set in Chaparral.)

Plus: some unisonous thoughts about pairing:
Auto is sort of a Chaparral Sans. — Stewf
The informal shapes of Chaparral will probably play real nice with Auto. — Carl

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Thank you very much. That helps a lot.

Don’t trust any supposedly informed speculation/information about Carol from anyone who can’t even spell her name correctly, is all I can say.

T

Did Carol Twombly ever tell something about the typeface - maybe about the development and her motivations?