From typesetting to Foenetics, Mr Rondthaler had interesting parallel vocations. In the typesetting industry he was more renown for the mechanics of delivering type than designing it. And from the graphics of typesetting carried forward, to the interaction of sounds implied in the images of those letters. He embraced rationality and simplicity. He recently passed away at 104. It might be interesting to compare the new languages used in phone texting with Soundspel, a simplified English spelling system he championed.