Nick Sherman@NickSherman

I run @HEXprojects where I make fonts & websites. @FontsInUse cofounder. @TypographicsNYC designer/dev. @VariableFonts founder. 🐘 typo.social/@NickSherman

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined November 2007
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… With all the recent changes here, my 15-year Twitter anniversary seems as good a time as any to start consciously shifting more of my energy elsewhere. I’m not going scorched-earth and abandoning Twitter, but Mastodon has been a nice change of scenery: typo.social/@nicksherman

Nick Sherman (@nicksherman@typo.social)

1.99K Posts, 385 Following, 2.19K Followers · I run @HEX where I make fonts and websites. @FontsInUse@typo.social co-founder and designer. @Typographics@typo.social designer and developer. @CooperT...

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Nick Sherman retweeted
Typographics@TypographicsNYC
14 Mar 2023
The new website for Typographics 2023 is now live, with a schedule overview, early-bird conference registration, and more: 2023.typographics.com More details and events will be announced soon so keep an eye here for updates.

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Question for the CSS wizards out there: Is there a way to use CSS grid (or any pure CSS technique, really) to force the height of an element to snap to multiples of a number *based on the content*? This post describes basically what I want: stackoverflow.com/questions/…
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That feeling when someone you respect announces a shift away from Twitter in favor of Mastodon, and when you go to follow their account there you realize … you already do. 😎 The number of people I enjoyed following on Twitter who haven’t moved to Mastodon grows smaller daily.
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Nick Sherman retweeted
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21 Dec 2022
Happy solstice everyone. If you’re using Mastodon, you can follow HEX there too: typo.social/@HEX
“HI” set in large type on a red background using the Brylski typeface.

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Wow, Twitter is devolving fast. Over at @FontsInUse we have this message pinned on our profile. But now Twitter is hiding the tweet because it refers/links to another social network they appear to be actively blocking references to. So much for the whole free speech thing, huh?
Screen shot of a tweet from @FontsInUse announcing a change of focus to another microblogging social media platform.

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… And now if you try to follow links to pages on the other social network (like the one on the @FontsInUse profile), Twitter interrupts with scare tactics to discourage you from actually following the link.
Twitter warning claiming that a link to another social network may be somehow harmful or dangerous, showing a giant button to return to Twitter above a small link to ignore the warning and continue.

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… Twitter discouraging and outright blocking links to another social network is an excellent case for the other social network. techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/el… (via @tayhatmaker’s account on the other social network, which I would link to but then you might not see this tweet.)

Twitter suspends Mastodon's account and bans links to Mastodon servers | TechCrunch

Twitter suspended Mastodon's account Thursday after the social platform shared a link to someone who tracks Elon Musk's private jet.

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That feeling of validation when other people can still find and enjoy your nerdy photos from over 10 years ago because the photos are on Flickr.
Kevin Irvine (he/him/his)@KevinIrvineChi
5 Dec 2022
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At the risk of appearing even geekier, if it’s possible, h/t to typeface aficionado @NickSherman, who posted the “stilted W” cover on Flickr back in 2011. Found it when I researched NOLA covers before I went there and was determined to see it for myself! flic.kr/p/a4sYhP
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To coax people over to Mastodon I’ve been posting lots of fun stuff there: old books, custom type by Armin Hofmann & @pentagram, posters from @cghnyc, gravestones with some of the earliest sans-serif English-language lettering I know, etc. Come on over: typo.social/@nicksherman
Detail of a book cover for “Stalinism in Prague: The Loebl Story”, featuring bold slab-serif title typography.

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Detail of a book spread showing an extra-condensed sans-serif alphabet.

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Detail of a poster with the name “Schlemowitz” composed in a large, condensed sans-serif that has been sliced up into vertical strips that are offset to creat a chaotic effect.

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Detail of a crudely cut gravestone with sans-serif inscription, dated 1707.

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Happy Blue Beanie Day! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_B…
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The talk I gave about all things Franklin Gothic for @coopertype & @lubalincenter last month has be re-edited to restore some parts that were dropped in the livestream and subsequent recording. The new edit also includes high-res/full-screen slide images. piped.video/watch?v=94uCx6y9…
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Ah yes, the ornate serifs and ball terminals of Helvetica, made with hand and brush, promoted lovingly by the PR team at Monotype and rigorously verified by the editors at Print. printmag.com/typography/mono…
Screenshot of an article on the Print website with a giant hero image labeling Helvetica with unrelated design characteristics from Cotford Display.

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I joined Twitter 15 years ago today. I’m realizing now that I haven’t changed my profile photo that entire time, for better or worse.
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… With all the recent changes here, my 15-year Twitter anniversary seems as good a time as any to start consciously shifting more of my energy elsewhere. I’m not going scorched-earth and abandoning Twitter, but Mastodon has been a nice change of scenery: typo.social/@nicksherman

Nick Sherman (@nicksherman@typo.social)

1.99K Posts, 385 Following, 2.19K Followers · I run @HEX where I make fonts and websites. @FontsInUse@typo.social co-founder and designer. @Typographics@typo.social designer and developer. @CooperT...

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… Of course I’ll still keep posting at Flickr too, where I’ve been active even longer than Twitter. flickr.com/photos/nicksherma…
“Hide The Pain Harold” meme, showing an old man wincing with an uncomfortable smile while awkwardly using an outdated computer.

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Nick Sherman retweeted
Fonts In Use@FontsInUse
21 Nov 2022
Here’s a little info about the third-party cookies on fontsinuse.com: There are none. Last year, as our team discussed GDPR conformity, we agreed it was easier and better to drop any need for cookies than to have an opt-in popup. Receipts: themarkup.org/blacklight?url…

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A new issue of one of my favorite design publications is now available for order. If anyone in the NYC area wants to combine orders for reduced shipping costs / carbon emissions, send me a DM or email in the next 24 hours.
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Other websites where I’ve been maintaining accounts for years: @Flickr (photos/scans, member since 2005) flickr.com/photos/nicksherma… @daytum (pizza stats, member since 2009) daytum.com/nicksherman @letterboxd (movie stats/reviews, member since 2011) letterboxd.com/nicksherman/
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… Y’know what other web platform I’ve been using consistently for well over 15 years to keep up with stuff I like, which isn’t beholden to any corporate control? RSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s astounding to me that there hasn’t been a seismic resurgent interest in RSS recently.
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… Seriously, if you aren’t an active RSS user, I strongly suggest giving it a(nother) try. I like @NetNewsWire’s (free!) apps for reading RSS feeds, with a service like @feedbin or iCloud to keep the desktop & mobile feeds synced. But most RSS readers/services are pretty good.
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