Through Lines 135

Friday, November 25, 2022

I needed more fuzz bass this week and this performance from Toronto favorite Hayden Desser has it in spades.

As much as I might like the idea of almost invisible, ambient technology, it’s been manipulated into something that benefits us less than the organizations who are obsessed with the technology itself. In other words: I’ll pass, thanks.
Mondo’s new limited edition Severance Season 1 soundtrack (innie edition) is a beautiful little package worthy of a fantastic show.
System Process Form from the great MuirMcNeil is an in-depth (400 pages) analytical survey of their extensive and experimental Two type system.
The death of the key change may not be greatly exaggerated.
A photographic recap of the 2022 Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum Wayzgoose conference by official event photographer Henrique Nardi.
“The problem is — as everyone surmised at the time and still does today — no one wants to live in the metaverse.” The impact of this decision cannot be understated.
ooh.directory is collecting blogs for your reading pleasure.
The Map of the Universe. Well, the observable parts at least.
That’s a big goldfish!
RIP George Lois.

Austerlitz is not a Didot. Instead, its designer Jean François Porchez would prefer to think of it as an everyday, unassuming typeface.
Canturiana from Latinotype is inspired by Morris Fuller Benton’s Canterbury, originally released in 1920 and is full of musical character across its 5 weights and myriad swashes, alts, and ligatures.
Andaluz from Storm Type Foundry feels like it stepped right out of a remote mountain brewery with its steep arches, sharp cuts, and without being a traditional blackletter.
Skrr Type’s new Division may be characterized as a modern reimagining of sorts of Günter Gerhard Lange’s Berthold Script with a combination of monoline paired with a regular mid-contrast style.
Parachute Type Foundry’s geometric monospaced Spekk Mono Variable blends smooth curved strokes, horizontal terminals, and open, optimized apertures and counters to give it a warm, friendly personality — a rarity in monoline geometrics.
The Unical-informed but simplified sans-serif stencil forms that comprise Charmin from Théo Guillard has hit version 0.3 on Future Fonts.
XYZ Type has released an early version of the bookish sans-serif Grep.