Type design, typography and life. The usual. See also @sajatype@typo.social
Seattle, WA
Joined November 2007
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Aaron Bell retweeted
In partnership with Indigenous communities and organizations, Simon Fraser University has established a Master of Arts in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics.
sfu.ca/fass/news/2022/09/mas… (@sfu @SFUFASS @SFULinguistics @sfuin)
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You must know this: Today Anna Yakupova, the CEO of Paratype, russian company registered in US, welcomes the annexation of the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Type design community need to pay attention to this. Please don’t work with @ParaTypeNews and don’t use their fonts
Aaron Bell retweeted
Visual TrueType (VTT) compiler released under the MIT License
github.com/microsoft/visualt…
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A singularly bright and shining spirit has left this world. @mark_barratt—our dear friend and beloved member of the ATypI community—passed away last Saturday, September 11, 2021, at age 68. Mark bravely battled a cruel illness that took him far too soon. atypi.org/the-heart-of-an-en…
ALT A laughing Mark Barratt on a rooftop at ATypI 2009 in Mexico City.
Aaron Bell retweeted
We learned a TON about font design working with the awesome @aaronbell to create Cascadia Code (github.com/microsoft/cascadi…). My one take-away was NEVER underestimate how complex it is to create a font that renders beautifully everywhere, and if you're not a font expert, hire one!
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Let’s see if this generates interest. I’m considering starting a Slack hangout space for recent and newly established typeface designers. More information in the comments. 1/6
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📙 A study on “…the effects that font variations, letter spacing, letter width, and letter boldness have on low vision reading.”
@Sofie_Beier, et al. academia.edu/47773761/Increa…
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Microsoft is changing the default Office font and wants your help to pick a new one theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407…
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CASCADIA CODE IS IN VISUAL STUDIO!!! 💜💜💜
Making Visual Studio more accessible with following goodness:
- Updated icons
- Cascadia Code, new fixed-width font for better readability
- Integration with #Accessibility Insights to detect issues early on
And more👇
Kudos @amandaksilver and team!
devblogs.microsoft.com/visua…
Aaron Bell retweeted
Variable font fans, rejoice! All 7 existing weights of the world’s first open-source Pan-CJK typeface, Source Han Sans, now come in a single file that covers the entire design space. Read more about the project and where to get the font on our blog 🙌 – bit.ly/3rXuqUz
Aaron Bell retweeted
If you are looking for fonts that support common programming ligatures, these are two popular options that look great in VS Code!
Cascadia Code: github.com/microsoft/cascadi…
Fira Code: github.com/tonsky/FiraCode
Aaron Bell retweeted
Say hello to Glyphs 3. Make things you love with slanted selections, segment components, lasso selection and over a hundred new features. Check our new website for all the details: glyphsapp.com/
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i'm digging Cascadia Code github.com/microsoft/cascadi… //cc @cinnamon_msft
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10 years ago a police officer shot woodcarver John T. Williams. The grief reverberates today. by @LyndaVMapes seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Aaron Bell retweeted
Just what is going on in #Portland?
Our very own @IwriteOK has covered the events leading up to the current crisis for weeks, and continues to report on the ground.
Read this before you read non-local coverage of this explosive, dangerous situation
bellingcat.com/news/americas…
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Juan is an extremely warm, generous, talented person genuinely interested in bringing people together. He's definitely not a sensationalist bullshitter. That's why I’m deeply sad to read about his experience with the TDC. Please take some time to understand his point of view.
Today, after two years on the @typedirectors board, I’m stepping down because the TDC is a racist organization.
medium.com/@juan_kafka/my-re…
Aaron Bell retweeted
Please consider signing this #JusticeForBre petition to help her family see justice for her brutal murder by police action.justiceforbreonna.org…