Through Lines 162

There’s something profoundly strange and deeply unsettling about Thank You for Not Answering, a short film by Paul Trillo generated entirely using new AI tools.

• I’d like to see how Silicon Valley could take Zeynep Ton's Good Jobs strategy and make it work in a consistent manner. Tech gets some aspects right but, in my experience, really mess up other key pieces of the approach.
• It can’t be a coincidence I’ve seen a lot of talk about the benefits of gratitude lately. As someone who’s trying to take a similar approach, I can confirm that it does work.
• The Vision Pro review/commentary I was looking for by John Gruber. I still have concerns and questions, but if anyone will figure out a real future for this kind of tech that’s not awful, it’s probably Apple.
• “For them, the future of technology is about only one thing: escape from the rest of us.” Douglas Rushkoff ain’t wrong. Be vigilant, pay attention.
• What's new in CSS in Safari. A lot to unpack in this WWDC session with Jen Simmons.
• A new book about my favorite printing process, Become a Riso Master, written by Vivian Toh and Jay Lim will be out in July.
• A lot of what Robin describes in The Risks of Staying Put is uncomfortably familiar.
• A History of Metaphors for the Internet. A fun trip down memory lane.
• Spin, kick and dance your way through the stunning Bauhaus Ballet pop-up book.
• A Defense of Humanist Renaissance. The title had me immediately.
• A sense of awe: little things often hold the most weight.
• A new creative era.

Notable Type Releases

• Briefcase Type’s Barell is classified as a linear sans-serif but its morphology is built on the distinctive silhouette of barrels combined with the character of distinctly European architecture.
• The linear, technical, blockish, and highly architectural Keyframe family from Plain Form uses little breaks and cuts in strokes to deliver an unusual but pleasing type family. Bonus points for the included patterns.
• Bright, lively, and full of lovely brush textures, Positype’s Good Karma may in fact be exactly the typeface I need for a project right now.
• Twogether Sans extends the existing Rounded family from Sudtipos, adding a more conventional sans for general use though without losing its distinctive character.
• Bandit takes inspiration from classic American wood type while Swiss-inspired modular geometric features separate it from the pack.
• TypeJi’s Waverse definitely got the name right with it’s continuous gentle rhythm which more than suggests ocean currents.