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We create high quality fonts and conduct research in the field of type and visual communication.

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Joined July 2017
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I think „Monoflow“ by @finaltype_de pioneered this idea of contextual repositioning. finaltype.de/en/projects/mon…
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Replying to @thatsoufiane
Currently Operator Mono. But Monoflow is also an excellent choice: finaltype.de/en/projects/mon… @finaltype_de
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shoutout to the designer who had to eyeball the comparative proportions of all these logos #AppleEvent
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I will give a short introduction to #uniwidth typefaces at the @TypographicsNYC TypeLab Europe. My talk starts in about 30 minutes youtube.com/watch?v=r8Ce9d_2…
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Just updated my article on #uniwidth typefaces with even more examples – including typefaces by @jakob_runge, @finaltype_de, @FontFont, @aaronbell and @martinmajoor. Thanks #typotwitter for pointing them out to me! 🔎🔠
I recently came across the concept of "uniwidth" typefaces – every letter has the same width across different weights – and was surprised to find very little resources. So I put together my own 🤓✍️: uxdesign.cc/uniwidth-typefac…
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Where does the data come from? We built this machine for the conference. It measured the duration of the keypress events and mapped it to a variable font resulting in individual »ditigal handwriting«
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… some examples:
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I decided to create a @drawbotapp script to bring this data to life and reveal the hidden character of the attendees’ typing. github.com/ammonj/reveal-hid…
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On day 3 of the gorgeous #rc3 I will have the opportunity to present my take on better justification for the web :) – Tuesday 11am @RuhrStage rc3.world/rc3/public_fahrpla…
Replying to @ZDFheute
Ich würde das ja gerne lesen, aber diese extrem dünne Helvetica ist schier unlesbar.
Thank you to Nina, Rutherford, Jason, and Grant for their support! E by @ninastoessinger F by @mass_driver_tm J by @campbellgraphic A by @typostrophe Only 4 days to back our fundraising for Beirut here: indiegogo.com/projects/font-… #FontLiBeirut #Beirut #typography
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I just backed @FontLiBeirut on Indiegogo. Huge thanks to @arabictype and all the designers contributing to this project. igg.me/p/font-li-beirut/cstw…
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"Nooooootabene!" (Van Liesvelt Bible 1534 @britishlibrary, 3041.h.7) #inreadershands
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Finaltype retweeted
Better Justification for the Web finaltype.de/en/topics/bette…
Last week I had the opportunity to present my thoughts on »better justification« at the wonderful TypeLab online event by @TypographicsNYC — the english article is now online @finaltype_de finaltype.de/en/topics/bette…
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