David MacIsaac

@typography.bsky.social

Brand design professional, video game enjoyer, power tool enthusiast. https://dmacisaac.com

Finally did a few quick things on my portfolio: 1. added my Murphy Door project & more images in my Hidden Grove project, 2. updated project thumbs so that they’re colorful, 3. added a dedicated contact button & contact form modal popup. More to come! dmacisaac.com

A screenshot of the portfolio of David MacIsaac, featuring large project thumbnails for brand design work for AAA game studio Hidden Grove, leading hidden door manufacturer named Murphy Door, beloved minimal sneaker startup named Atoms, and independent game studio Black Phoenix above the fold.

Big life update: I’m a Dad now. After my contract with Google wrapped up at the end of last year, my wife and I went to Korea to have our baby, and I’m happy to say all is well. Things have been really cool and parenting is not as difficult as the Internet made me fear.

Death Stranding 2 is consuming me, I love it. More than the thought of getting a walking pad for under a standing desk while I work, the thought of using a walking pad while playing DS2 is now probably going to put me over the edge to buying one today lol

Maybe you’ve heard: every font is free! Since fonts aren’t subject to copyright, you can legally ‘pirate’ them if you use a specific loophole! ...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance. 🧵 A thread:

Alphabet and numbers in a monospaced typeface (MD System Mono, specifically), arranged in a grid. In the bottom row, ‘$0’ (zero dollars) is highlighted in bright red.

What pharmaceuticals did you use to complete your portfolio, and then promote yourself on social media without crippling anxiety, feelings of unworthiness, imposter syndrome, heavy procrastination, the urge to escape, depression, and/or shame? Asking for a friend

Hello, happy Friday. I wanted to publicly note that I’ll be moving internationally from Orlando, Florida to South Korea sometime at the end of June or early July with my partner. This is a major move for us and I’m super excited. We’ve lived for months at a time there, but this time, it’s one-way ✈️

I hadn’t cleaned up my files for at least a year, so, it’s sort of like as close as I can get to a spiritual cleanse, a ritual, to wipe away the afterimage or scarred battlefield of old projects — which can accumulate so many files chaotically during their time — and stand ready for something new

What would be most interesting to see from me, in terms of a case study? — Logo & brand design process for a AAA video game studio — Story of rebranding a sneaker company and putting the logo on the new shoes — Refresh of a ecommerce brand’s visual identity that +40% conversion

Finally did some weightlifting after a 16-day break. Depression & anxiety wombo combo’d me. What helped for me was doing a writing exercise last night. Feel like it broke some ice in my brain; re-engaging the neurological pathways towards feeling sadness and anger I was probably suppressing, helps