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Dave Addey

@addey.com

Curator of Typeset In The Future. Author of http://typesetinthefuture.com/book, from Abrams Books. Mashes up songs at @mashupsandbangers.com. 'Terrifyingly, wonderfully geeky' – Gizmodo.

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Dave Addey@addey.com · 3w ago

Today I did a panel at Star Trek Las Vegas about Trek typography, then met the Imagineer who does all the Star Wars and Marvel type design at Disneyland. That’s a pretty good Thursday, if you’re me. #stlv

Neven Mrgan@mrgan.com · 2mo ago

9-YEAR OLD ME: No I don’t know how to play guitar MY AUNT’S BOYFRIEND: It’s easy—see, each note has its own personality. For instance, C is a jolly fat man. Me: what Boyfriend: And D is like a scheming widow Me: what B: E is a traveling magician… Me: what B: Now F, he’s a troubled mayor Me: what

Dave Addey@addey.com · 11mo ago

This is VERY SILLY and also VERY FUNNY. "I Will Strangle A Horse", by @brainmage.bsky.social. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Brainmage.itch.io@brainmage.bsky.social · 11mo ago

BEHOLD! My first ever choose-your-own-adventure game! "i will strangle a horse" - over seven and a half thousand words of absolute nonsense, as you help Martin Jenkins on his first day at The Farm. brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran... Totally free to play! I mean, you can pay, but you can also not!

Serenity Caldwell@settern.bsky.social · 2y ago

Really excited about this one. Are you a creative technologist, director, designer, 3D artist, or writer who makes interactive or immersive stories (or do you want to)? You should apply for our event on February 27 in Cupertino. (Or check out the live stream!) developer.apple.com/events/view/...

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Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

Posit: Harry and Marv are killed by Kevin’s very first attack. The rest of the movie (and sequel) is their own eternal purgatory, constantly bested by Kevin as a penance for their sins.

Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

Belatedly sharing scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book, #4: An ad from "Vogue" magazine, Nov 1966, for "The Watch Of The Future", designed by Hamilton Watches for "2001: A Space Odyssey". The watch is worn in the movie by a pilot on Dr Floyd's flight to the Clavius moon base.

An ad from "Vogue" magazine, Nov 1966, for "The Watch Of The Future". This watch was designed by Hamilton Watches for the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". The ad shows a close-up of a model wearing the watch, with their arm bent and their hand by their shoulder. The model is wearing a shiny metallic long-sleeved top. The ad's text reads: 2001 – THE WATCH OF THE FUTURE …and, in a way, the watch of the present. Small way – just three in the world. But if it happened thrice, it could happen again, in time. Watch for it; it's called the 2001 and it was designed especially for Stanley Kubrick's new film, "2001: A Space Odyssey." A big, bold, way-out-in-orbit watch with about 2001 things going for it. Good looks: a circular dial in a case of satin-finished chromium 1½ inches wide, with black plastic band, Velcro closing. Good works: at one end of the case are three small windows which show the month, day, and Greenwich mean time. The movable bezel is marked in twelve hour divisions – this can be set to indicate time elapsed or future time to elapse. And at one corner of the case is a small red button that controls the alarm system. Watch of the future – for men, for women, by Hamilton. Silver ski pullover by White Stag.A screenshot from "2001: A Space Odyssey", showing Dr Floyd chatting with a spacecraft pilot during his flight to the Clavius moon base. The pilot's sleeve is conveniently hoisted to reveal that he is wearing Hamilton Watch's "watch of the future".
Mike Okuda@mikeokuda.bsky.social · 2y ago

From a commercial for Mid Pacific Air that I worked on in 1985, shortly before I was hired on Star Trek. I designed the control panels and made the animated (fake) computer readout using a model airplane onto which I'd applied "vector" lines using graphic tape. Prod co: Ostrander, Patrico, & Blu.

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Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

Scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book, #2: An ad from “Seventeen” Magazine, August 1968. "Earthly beauty. A total concept in leather as exciting as the beyond… inspired by the imagination and beauty of “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Tomorrow’s look today, crafted for you by the inimitable John Romain.”

A full-page ad from the August 1968 issue of “Seventeen” magazine. The ad is for a leather handbag designed by John Romain, as a tie-in for the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick. The ad shows a female model wearing brown leather pants and a brown leather sleeveless waistcoat over a mustard long-sleeve top and purple opaque tights, with red leather loafers. She has a beige tight-fitting hat on her head over short hair, with a few curls of hair sticking out. She is floating in space over an unknown planet with her arms and legs outstretched, with the sun to her right in the distance. She is holding a red John Romain handbag in her left hand. In the bottom right hand corner of the ad is the text “A total look to the future”, followed by the signature “John Romain”. Below the signature is the text “Earthly beauty. A total concept in leather as exciting as the beyond… inspired by the imagination and beauty of “2001: a space odyssey”. Tomorrow’s look today, crafted for you by the inimitable John Romain.”
Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

To celebrate having a decent place on the Internet to post things again, I'm belatedly sharing a bunch of research scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book 👍 Scan #1: a clothing ad for "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey", from the August 1968 edition of Seventeen Magazine.

A scan of a double-page ad from the August 1968 issue of "Seventeen" magazine. The ad is titled "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey". The ad is for a range of clothing by US clothing company JP's, as a promotional tie-in for the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick. The ad shows four female models wearing 1960s shift dresses in red and white, paired with white tights and colored shoes. Some of the models are wearing hats. In the background is a large photo of the Moon. The models’ limbs are bent in unusual angles, as if they are floating in space above the Moon. Down the side of the ad is a list of American retail stores that stock the JP's clothing range.
Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

To celebrate having a decent place on the Internet to post things again, I'm belatedly sharing a bunch of research scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book 👍 Scan #1: a clothing ad for "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey", from the August 1968 edition of "Seventeen" Magazine.

A scan of a double-page advertising spread from the August 1968 issue of Seventeen Magazine. The ad reads "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey". The ad is for fashion dresses by JP's, a clothing company. The ad features photos of four models floating in space above the Moon. The models are wearing 1960s shift dresses in red and white, with hats, white tights and shiny shoes. The models have their limbs bent in unusual shapes, as if they are floating in space. Down the right hand side of the ad is a list of US stores where 'Out of this world' knits could be purchased.
Wayne Haag@ankaris.bsky.social · 2y ago

For all matte painters and concept artists. These are scans of the original b/w line artwork created for the brass etched silhouettes used in BLADE RUNNER. They were scanned whilst we were working on THE FIFTH ELEMENT These are a free download Enjoy! ankaris.gumroad.com/l/EpePN

Original Blade Runner Textures

When I was working on The Fifth Element at Digital Domain in 1996, we had access to the original black line art that was used to create the brass etched pieces for the miniatures. The line work was cr...

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Dave Addey@addey.com · 2y ago

Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” is quite the trip; think “Barbie Carrie Shining The Fly Thing”. Recommended if you’re okay with body horror and incredible female lead performances. Also: let’s normalize crediting type designers in movie closing titles 👍

Photo of a closing title card from the movie “The Substance” (2024), showing the text “Substance font design: Gilles Pointeau”, in all caps. The text is set in the narrow, condensed sans-serif typeface that Pointeau designed for the movie’s eponymous black-market drug, known in the movie as “The Substance”.