The article profiles Virginia-born graphic designer Addison Copas, who embraces creative limitations and analog methods in his type and identity work. Rejecting the 'freedom' of open-ended briefs, Copas focuses on technique, materiality, and the tactile process of designing by hand. His work, inspired by typographer Oldřich Menhart, blends medieval warmth with modern precision across projects like Milk & Olive and LampPost.Live.