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ohno, tm '11

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colinmford, to random
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Polymath is out!

Inspired by the story of the Geometric sans, it has optical sizes, a wide weight range, and a lot of fun alternates that reference different eras in the genre.

https://ohnotype.co/fonts/polymath

@ohno

colinmford, to random
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I feel like the most “millennial” thing I do is waiting to make any big purchases “on the big screen” i.e. small purchases are ok on the phone but if it’s a big purchase I prefer to do it on the computer for some reason, as if the bigger the screen the more secure it is or something. Anyone else? I feel like this is something I would get teased for if I had any Gen Z in my life.

onpaperwings, to random
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Alright web devs: Can I stop offering EOT font files yet?

In theory we are way past that crap, but are we in reality past it or is it better to be safe?

Asking for me.

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings I have a crackerjack lecture on the history of web font formats that my font production students never vote for (I allow them to pick the subjects they want to learn about to a certain extent).

It's a shame because the creation of the EOT format has drama (as far as that term goes in the font engineering world)

kai, to random
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Tech nerds, especially LAN nerds, please halp:

Having the house wired with CAT7 for future 10g speeds.
>1gb Fiber internet is in reach. All future computers will use 2.5g or faster Ethernet adapters. There’ll be 5-6 routes where 10gb would be important (3-4 workstations, NAS, living room). Another 10ish are fine with 1g for now (but could be faster of course). I don’t want to splurge on WiFi 7 gear (but I do need 3 AP, I was thinking a UnifiExpress and two old Unifi APs I already have?)

1/100

colinmford,
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@kai My thought is, wire the house with CAT7, sure, wires are hard to replace. But you could save some money now by just going for (max) 2.5Gbps hardware/access points, as by the time >2.5Gbps speeds are really a reality, you'd want to upgrade anyway. If you got 10Gbps hardware right now they would be most of their way to a decade old by that time.

colinmford,
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@kai I use Netgear Orbi, but it might not be "Sys Admin" enough for you ;)

scottboms, to random
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Sadness is these awful Monotype newsletters “from” H&Co, especially since the unsubscribe link seems to be a dead-end. This crap is not what I signed up for. :-/

colinmford,
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@scottboms Believe me, we don't like it either

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings @scottboms @szkolny @jimmy0x52 Doug, absolutely do not put that weight on your shoulders

colinmford, to random
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I remember the first time teaching at @letterformarchive, they asked if I needed any books to reference while teaching and I requested "something big and German" and this thing showed up! I never saw a copy in such good condition as the one LettArc has.

https://typo.social/@letterlibrary/111572503063036727

Luke, (edited ) to design
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Okay, the variable type reference and inspiration site by @nicksherman for @HEX is fascinating and interactive.
If you've ever wondered about variable typography and fonts, here's a great sample of available typefaces to tweak, like this one, Jabin, by Frida Medrano:

https://v-fonts.com/fonts/jabin

EDIT: omgcheckthisout: https://v-fonts.com/fonts/coronafaceimpact

#TypeDesign #Design #Typography #variableFonts #fonts

colinmford,
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@Luke @nicksherman @HEX Jabin is great, but I feel the swash axis needs to be a HOI-style axis, with the swashes extending out and curling around the letters... one day maybe this will be a feasible possibility

colinmford, to random
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I have been recently trying to put my finger on why Threads is so off-putting to me, especially since it is seeming more now than ever to be the heir apparent to Twitter for many mass-market brands and personalities.

And I think this recent video by @kurz_gesagt hits the nail on the head — it's too open. It feels less like the Twitter of 2010 and more like the Twitter of 2020... lots of people with strong opinions, very little community feel.

https://youtu.be/fuFlMtZmvY0?si=wK0stUzcAt2mFnT3

colinmford, to random
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Ok, so now you don't have an excuse not to use @mozilla Firefox!

https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/111426154930652642

onpaperwings, to random
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Microsoft Teams really is the worst of everything, isn’t it?

Chat: A worse Slack

Calls: A worse Zoom

Word: A worse Google Docs

Excel: A worse Google Sheets

Outlook: A worse email & calendar

One Drive: A worse Dropbox (which is hard to do these days)

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings @letterror the one thing I really liked about it (when I used it at MT) was being able to see another person’s schedule so you could book a call with them. Eliminated a ton of “I’m free 1-3 are you free 1-3?” “no I can only do 4-6, can you do tomorrow at 8?” “No, I’m free but Doug is busy then…” emails; you could just find a time that worked for everyone…. I wish I had this feature for scheduling things in real life.

scottboms, to random
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After spending an unreasonable amount of time digging into fontTools and AFDKO, cmap tables, and its ilk, I bow my head even more towards anyone who dares to make fonts.

colinmford,
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@scottboms need any help finding your way?

colinmford, to random
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Is there anything more impossible than shoving those two bars into the "C" shape of an extra black Euro

colinmford, to chrome
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Make no mistake, this was always going to be the end goal for #Chrome. It’s a browser run by an ad company, that already tries to track you everywhere you go (on and off the internet). Just switch to #Firefox. I use it daily, there is literally no difference in site speed, appearance, or functionality.

From: @malwaretech
https://infosec.exchange/@malwaretech/111019619190896517

colinmford, to random
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Does anyone have a link to original Avenir specimens/materials from ~1987 when it came out? The @FontsInUse page (https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/3409/avenir), usually my go-to for stuff like this, does not have any images linked, and when I search anywhere the results are just flooded with Typography 1 class assignments

onpaperwings, to random
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[working on freelance project]

“If I die, tell my wife was death by 1,000 cuts from Adobe XD and it was nice knowing her.”

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings @klim the figma purchase is on the rocks https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/23/adobe-figma-deal-regulators/

colinmford, to FF
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#FollowFriday #FF

#Noir images with #spooky vibes
@AndyPaciorekArt

Old roadside pictures (many cool signs)
@oldroadside

Incredible #illustrations
@helveticablanc

Reminding us time is a flat circle and humans have always complained about everything
@paulisci

colinmford, to random
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Shiiiiiit a good reminder to get back to migrating away from Evernote. I think I might go for Obsidian but I need to do more tests

https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/110667241643647077

gruber, to random
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Threads is the most fun, most interesting new product of the year, and no one in the E.U. can use it, or will be able to use it anytime soon, because their own elected officials passed a law that effectively bans it.

Nice job. Have fun over here in the library.

colinmford,
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@mikehaynes yeah what the fuck

colinmford,
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@gruber your idea of fun and interesting is fucked up, dude

onpaperwings, to random
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I am researching today at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Massachusetts!

Follow along with my discoveries on the LBP Insta:

https://instagram.com/stories/linotypebook/3141004677239070284

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings any idea where the factory was?

colinmford,
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@onpaperwings locust point is where the Domino factory is (and under armor hq) but I don’t think those streets exist anymore 😑

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    @msprout
    #​TODO: Fix this before production

    colinmford, to random
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    PDF Specimens... if you have them on your foundry site, why? If you don't, why not?

    Graphic Designers... do you actually use them?

    colinmford,
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    @onpaperwings @mass_driver @klim Definitely seeming like a common use — thanks! Getting a fuller idea now of how they're used.

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