Nov 16Wilco Loft SansWhen I was 19 or 20, my favorite band was Uncle Tupleo. I remember shaking Jeff Tweedy’s hand before a show at Club Babyhead in Providence, Rhode Island some 30 years ago. I’m sure I thanked him for the music and the inspriration. I went on to become a giant…Typography4 min readTypography4 min read
Jul 24Free LunchI think the first letter I drew for Free Lunch was the C. I wanted one that had a “tight bite” (clearly an actual typographic term). Like it’s really chomping down on itself. I love the attitude it projects. I guess I love chompy Cs. From that initial C, the…Typography1 min readTypography1 min read
Apr 25For Immediate ReleaseSALEM, MA — Today, SimpleBits® LLC announced the acquisition of Simple Type Co. in a blockbuster deal that brings two extremely connected and confusingly-similar brands (run by the same person) now under one roof. “We’re really excited to bring the Simple Type Co. fonts and goods shop we made to…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
Jan 10Simple Type Co.At the beginning of the pandemic, I decided to channel my existential anxiety into a long-standing goal of designing a typeface. It would actually be a second attempt, as back in 2007 I’d hacked together a pixel font based on little 16×16 icons. …Typography3 min readTypography3 min read
Jun 16, 2021The Unqualified BookmakerFirstly, I’ve just opened up pre-orders for my latest book, Twenty Bits I Learned About Making Fonts. It’s my seventh book, and the second one I’m self-publishing. I spent a sizeable chunk of the Great Quarantine learning how to properly make a font—something I’ve long wanted to learn. …Publishing4 min readPublishing4 min read
Published inDribbble·Jun 25, 2019Member-onlyWhat I Learned Co-Founding DribbbleLast month, I gave a 30-minute talk at the Awwwards conference in San Francisco. I used to give talks fairly often, mostly covering CSS and web design in general, but this one was a bit different. I decided to share 20 things I’ve learned by co-founding Dribbble over the last…Startup16 min readStartup16 min read
Published inDribbble·Mar 12, 2018Tall Trust Trees: Dribbble at EpicurrenceIt’s been over a week since returning from the latest installment of Epicurrence—a 4-day Winter Work Week for creative folks that took place at the Tenaya Lodge near Yosemite National Park in California. …Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published inDribbble·Jun 5, 2017We’re Balllin’ Now: Introducing Dribbble’s Official iOS AppThe long wait for an official Dribbble app has finally come to an end. You’ve been asking for it for years, and today we’re thrilled to announce version 1.0 is now available and free to download in the App Store. A few months ago, we added all-star iOS developer Devin…IOS2 min readIOS2 min read
