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H_FJ

  1. @colinmford I find that 'tempo.rb', 'demo.rb', and 'untitled.rb' are always great names for these things.
  2. @flyosity @iA It's not impossible, but it's close.
  3. BRILLIANT: Pentagram finds a way to summarize 40 exceptional years, without being self-congratulatory. new.pentagram.com/2012/05/the-fo…
  4. Sadly, this embroidered rendering of Kanye's "Sometimes I get emotional over fonts" is sold. etsy.com/listing/835990…
  5. @jessicahische Ring ring.
  6. @andremora Fewer than you think. Wait til you see how nerdy a thing we're talking about!
  7. This week on the @typekit blog, four ways to pair typefaces. typography.com/ask/recentTopi…
  8. @_double It isn't just yet — we're still working on it.
  9. Holy cow, @psahre just sent me the BEST thing. Get that sucker un-NDA'd so I can share! #brilliant
  10. Here's a little more Whitney for you, @pdschutter: simplebits.com
  11. @presentcorrect Tell them to speak up this time. I couldn't hear them AT ALL during the last podcast.
  12. .@TheoOlesen Although I've never been kicked off the VMAs. Yet, anyway.
  13. @jwmulholland Yes, with an altered lowercase 'e'. I *loved* that show.
  14. @kennethw Absolutely, Kenneth. Drop Melissa a line at info@typography.com and she'll square you away. Thanks for checking!
  15. .@Tobias_FJ I'll be asking you about that tomorrow.
  16. @ZoorakeMantis Topaz was based on the first Ideal Sans weight, Medium, which was done in 1991. (& subsequently redesigned.) Good catch!
  17. Oh, @jadisajinn — I meant the 60s tv classic. Accept no substitutes!
  18. …and… am I the only one who's reminded of the customized Albertus used in "The Prisoner?" taphilo.com/photo/pictures…
  19. Via @kottke: "An Atlas for the Blind." Really fantastic. davidrumsey.com/blog/2012/5/21…