Sometimes the English language can be… just a little bit odd. Fascinating, but decidedly eccentric.

Unlike many other languages, English has no official governing body, no academy rule, no real gate keeper. It seemingly does what it pleases and evolves largely of its own accord. Old words fall out of use, while new ones emerge simply by being used enough. This is part of what makes it such a rich and diverse language, but it’s also responsible for some pretty quirky traits.

One such example is the wondrous world of collective nouns: those little names given to specific groups of people and things. And in particular the peculiar English trait of inventing ever more inventive nouns for just about everything.

We may all be familiar with a 'bunch of bananas’ or a 'range of mountains', but what about a 'murder of crows'? Or a 'shrewdness of apes'? And who knew that a group painters are known as a 'misbelief'? Honestly!

A gathering of gatherings is a typographic collection of collective nouns, each being playfully explored and brought to life using a range of traditional wood and metal type.

This slim edition has been typeset, printed and bound by hand, in two colours on South Bank Smooth and Zerkall Ingres Orange with archival manila covers, sewn with orange thread.