Through Lines 153

We all wondered what the most Wes Anderson movie would look like, and it seems like everyone is in agreement that Asteroid City will be exactly that.

• As much as I tend to be increasingly skeptical of a lot of tech, my pals introduced me to this company called Zipline through this video which is a perfect example of how to use tech and address real, meaningful human needs.
• McLuhan describes what has essentially become ChatGPT in 1966.
• In the Studio with Amos Kennedy Jr., part 3 of Angelina Lippert’s series on the work of the seminal Detroit printmaker and raconteur.
• “These shelves of unexplored ideas propel us to continue reading, continue learning, and never be comfortable that we know enough.” The Japanese practice called tsundoko fits me to a T.
• I find it hard to fathom than Elliot Smith has been gone for 20 years already. I’m endlessly glad to have had the opportunity to see him live in Toronto at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto during his Figure 8 tour.
• I may need to renew my Field Notes subscription. The new Streetscapes edition is fab.
• Of course I’m all over this Manifesto for slow learning, shared by Austin Kleon.
• What a sad end to the always gorgeous work from Mondo.
• Understanding espresso, a six-part video series. Coffee nerds, unite!
• Add a Passwords shortcut to your iOS of Mac Dock.
• A flower a day. Delightful.

Notable Type Releases

• Troy Leinster’s new Sedgwick has an immediate, poetic quality in its upright and almost boxy yet still elegant, unconnected script package.
• atipo’s pay-what-you-want Sfizia hits the sweet spot for me with chiseled features and sharply cut serifs plus gorgeous italics and more. The fi ligature is [chef’s kiss].
• Faubourg by Marie Boulanger (released through Positype) to my eyes is full of elegant contradiction, shifting from traditional forms into a monoline and back.
• The generous x-height and stately curves of Manner from Colophon feel like they’d feel equally at home on menus, invitations, or even currency.
• IO from Mass Driver was designed for small sizes and on-screen use but its characteristics also add distinction and versatility at larger sizes.