By the way… our new website is live! Visit thetypefounders.com and take a look around learn more about what we’re building. Beautifully designed by @jasonsantamaria.bsky.social Expertly developed by Scott Kellum & Persa Zula Brought to life by the entire TTF team
Jason Santa Maria
@jasonsantamaria.bsky.social
Designer of many rectangles at Loud Room, a funsized design consultancy. I love and geek out on books, pencils, horror movies, fonts, smart quotes, photography, and games — both video and tabletop. I live and work in Philadelphia under a pile of books.
👋 Say hello to Loud Room, my small design practice focused on craft, learning, and human relationships. loudroom.com (and be sure to refresh for random color chaos)
Home — loudroom.com
Loud Room, a funsized design consultancy.
loudroom.com
I tried to wrestle a lot of my brain-on-fire into a little essay about Minneapolis and feeling abandoned and hope. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
We Are All We Have | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
Introducing Clauthbound! Our latest font, inspired by foil-embossed, dusty book covers from the mid-20th century is now available. It comes with 3 weights and over 40 arguably-random icons. Grab a license or join our Secret Club & get all of our fonts + other perks ✨ simplebits.shop/products/cla...
New site design, same great pixel face. HOMEPAGE. Write-up to come. www.zeldman.com
Homepage - Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
- Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
zeldman.com
I wish a small sliver of the money being thrown at AI would go towards my music app not offering holiday music weeks after Christmas or tanking my recommendations if I play a couple songs for my kids. 🙃
Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. “ICE acts more like the Gestapo than it does any kind of legitimate law enforcement agency.” [kottke.org]
Abolish ICE
Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish ICE. Abolish IC
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TIL Monotype also provides logo design services: www.itsnicethat.com/articles/mon...
Monotype’s logo for lingerie brand Chantelle Pulp takes on different weights to celebrate all shapes and sizes
The shapeshifter logo was designed to resist rigid beauty ideals and forefront the underwear label’s historically rebellious approach.
itsnicethat.com
I spilled two full gallons of wall paint on our floor last night when the box they were in ripped. Thankfully it was on wood and somehow didn’t get on anything else nearby. Just a huge puddle to sop up. I couldn’t stop saying “oh no!” over and over. 0 out of 5 stars, would not recommend.
Loving Rob Weychert’s latest article about using variable fonts to achieve consistent stroke widths across type and screen sizes. And he extends it to icons, making them feel like part of the same system, something I’ve always struggled with. Excited to try this! v7.robweychert.com/blog/2026/01...
V7: Typographic scales and technical pens
A flexible system for consistent stroke widths across type sizes
v7.robweychert.com
I just heard about John Langdon’s passing last week. He’s best known for his amazing ambigrams, but was also an incredibly skilled draftsman and student of type history. www.instagram.com/p/DTDymzAEoHT/
John Langdon art on Instagram: "John Langdon passed away on January 1, 2026, in San Luis Obispo, California. He passed peacefully with family at his side. His work & the community it brought him were ...
203 likes, 57 comments - 6ambigram9 on January 3, 2026: "John Langdon passed away on January 1, 2026, in San Luis Obispo, California. He passed peacefully with family at his side. His work & the commu...
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A little Citywide sample as I look forward to celebrating the Feast of the Seven Fishes with my family tomorrow night. The menu is different for every family, but this is usually ours 🐟 shop.jasonsantamaria.com/products/cit...
📣 One last BTW collection for the year! In this edition: There’s something so satisfying about watching people being good at things. jasonsantamaria.com/blog/btw-4-p...
BTW № 4: People Make Amazing Things Edition — jasonsantamaria.com
One last BTW collection for the year! In this edition: There’s something so satisfying about watching people being good at things.
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I know it’s not going to last, but I want to appreciate this brief window of time when some companies are pay-gating their unwanted AI features while keeping core functionality the same price or free. Thank you!
Suuuuuure. Typeface opinions from the guy with this garbage campaign logo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...
en.wikipedia.org
Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support! tedleo.bandcamp.com
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
tedleo.bandcamp.com
I feel bad for any Alberts who go by “Al” because their names immediately stick out to me as AI now. Typographic betrayal!
🎉 @kellianderson.bsky.social sits down with Adam Savage to talk about her new book, Alphabet in Motion. It’s part pop-up book and part history of letterforms. Kelli is one of my favorite designers, such a great combination of skill and joy in everything she makes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKCc...
Adam Savage Stunned By This Pop-Up Book's Engineering!
YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested
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CENTRAL JERSEY (it exists), come on down to Revilla Grooves this Thursday night to see my pal Ray’s photo retrospective and/or me play my last solo set of the year! Event from 7-11 PM, I’ll probably play around 8:00.
I wasn’t into BYTE Magazine back in the day, but damn this is a great archive of all the issues. I want this style of power interface for every kind of large gallery: byte.tsundoku.io
Byte - a visual archive
byte.tsundoku.io
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
📢 New post: I wrote about improving at designing type in fits and starts while working on a lowercase for my font Citywide. Progress isn’t always quick, but I’m really enjoying the make mistakes 🔁 get a little better loop. jasonsantamaria.com/blog/learnin...
Learning Curves — jasonsantamaria.com
Assorted thoughts on slowly improving at designing type while working on a lowercase addition to Citywide.
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