litherland

litherland, 15 days ago to random

“The industry’s protective ecosphere is strong. A coterie of enablers, some unwittingly, foster the myth. Regulators have been absent and afraid to challenge the PE behemoth.”

https://carey.jhu.edu/articles/research/private-equity-business-not-all-its-cracked-be

litherland, 15 days ago to random

“Private equity is an industry that thrives on failures. It is a form of economic activity with so few redeeming features that even a sympathetic account of its workings becomes an indictment of its track record, its culture, and its practices.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/167819/grim-secrets-private-equity-sachin-khajuria-review

litherland, 1 month ago to random

Oh, wow. Fuck Monotype.

https://www.dstype.com/newsletter/dear-customers-colleagues-friends

litherland, 2 months ago to random

This is a tough one. I was an editor at A Book Apart for more than a decade, and it was the honor of a lifetime. We left everything on the field, all of us, always. We sweated the details. I loved everyone I worked with, from my colleagues to all of the authors.

What an honor. Thank you, everyone. ❤️

https://www.getdrip.com/broadcasts/980319841/3e433208c98dc54ebd321

litherland, 2 months ago to random

For those who haven’t seen it yet, Jan Gerner (Yanone) has started a fundraiser to help type designer Hasan Abu Afash and his family evacuate Gaza. Chip in if you can! https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-type-designer-hasan-abu-afash-from-gaza

litherland, 2 months ago to random

Oh, look—Ionic Modern by @greg and Paul Barnes, released today by @commercial https://commercialtype.com/catalog/ionic_modern

And Paul wrote an essay about it, with lots of great images: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/ionic_modern

litherland, 2 months ago to random

I always think that the past tense of “troubleshoot” should be “troubleshat.”

scott, 2 months ago to random

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litherland, 3 months ago to random

A five-part series on modern handwriting by Sébastien Morlighem? How did I miss this?

https://www.typotheque.com/articles/modern-handwriting-a-historical-survey-1

litherland, 4 months ago to random

An interesting exchange with someone today about Arial made me wonder if most people really do think of type more in terms of product than in terms of process.

Greg Gazdowicz certainly recognizes this and has thought about this in depth; that’s one reason I love Terza so much.

Oliver Reichtenstein has thought about it, too.

The type I use to write, the type I edit in—this matters hugely to me; it’s not trivial.

litherland, 4 months ago to random

I wonder why uncials have always left me cold. I have never liked these forms. Maybe it’s just a question of my not being sufficiently evolved to appreciate them?

I love roundedness. But I don’t love uncials.

litherland, 4 months ago to random

I wonder how many italic-first designs there are in the world? (I don’t mean italic only, but families where the italic has been designed first.) 🤔

Anyway I already loved the italic, and now here’s the roman, featuring sans serif caps mixed with a serif lower case.

From Tim Ripper and Paul Barnes, based on Miller & Richard’s News Bill Italic

https://vault.commercialtype.com/vault/punch

litherland, 4 months ago to random

“I work well with slightly crazier people, I balance them out. I like seeing how things can get better, not fighting things for the sake of fighting them but listening to things that people suggest. You reach a point where you realise you’re not always right, in fact, there really is no right or wrong, you just keep trying stuff until it clicks.”

Rereading this interview with Chris Dixon https://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/reputations-chris-dixon

litherland, 4 months ago to random

Oh, wow. Adobe no longer acquiring Figma. https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005996/adobe-figma-acquisition-abandoned-termination-fee

litherland, 6 months ago to random

Supposedly it’s passive-aggressive to sign emails

“Best,”

so I’ve started signing emails

“Best!”