Comment by sonofhans
6 hours ago
Yes, I agree, the skills are orthogonal. Digital typesetting is vastly quicker than manually putting down metal type, and since you’re exposed to more type you have the opportunity to learn faster. But getting good at typography with digital tools will help you very little if you need to lay out type manually.
> getting good at typography with digital tools will help you very little if you need to lay out type manually
The analogy is unlimited typing in Gmail won’t make you a better writer or typesetter on its own.