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I guess I’d be more worried about AI-generated typefaces if their proponents appeared to show even the tiniest interest in making them...

I guess I’d be more worried about AI-generated typefaces if their proponents appeared to show even the tiniest interest in making them better than typefaces made by humans.

MD Thermochrome version 0.2 is now available!This is a pretty big update, with 6 new weights (i.e. 600% more than v0.1), all of them...

MD Thermochrome version 0.2 is now available!

This is a pretty big update, with 6 new weights (i.e. 600% more than v0.1), all of them duplexed to allow for various stacking and layering effects. Also a variable font, and slightly better language support.

https://www.future-fonts.com/mass-driver/thermochrome
#ad #typeface

I’m not committing to a release date just yet, but here’s a small look at the next update for MD Thermochrome.Dot size (‘weight’) is...

I’m not committing to a release date just yet, but here’s a small look at the next update for MD Thermochrome.

Dot size (‘weight’) is duplexed, which allows for some neat stacking/layering effects.

https://www.future-fonts.com/mass-driver/thermochrome

I missed this news yesterday, but since March 31 the Fontworks name is no more.https://en.fontworks.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/16792/

I missed this news yesterday, but since March 31 the Fontworks name is no more.

https://en.fontworks.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/16792/

Next week it’ll be 5 years since I launched Mass-Driver — I’m beyond grateful to have been able to spend the past half decade (!!)...

Next week it’ll be 5 years since I launched Mass-Driver — I’m beyond grateful to have been able to spend the past half decade (!!) doing what I love.

That said, I’m going to celebrate with a much-needed week off. Please try to avoid having font-related emergencies until I’m back on the 24th.

Doing my year-end admin this week and was delighted to see that, as of 2024, I’ve sold a font on every continent except...

Doing my year-end admin this week and was delighted to see that, as of 2024, I’ve sold a font on every continent except Antarctica.

Delighted until I realised that I’d actually hit that milestone in February 2022 and just not noticed.

New release! MD Thermochrome v0.1 is out now via @futurefonts A typeface meant to evoke (though not imitate) fonts from dot-matrix and...

New release! MD Thermochrome v0.1 is out now via @futurefonts

A typeface meant to evoke (though not imitate) fonts from dot-matrix and thermal printers, as well as the 1983 VT220 Terminal.

You know the drill: if you license it now ($18, one weight), you’ll get free updates as the design progresses
https://www.futurefonts.xyz/mass-driver/thermochrome
#typography #fonts #advertisement

Can anyone tell me what an ‘insertion comment’ is?The only reference I can find online is this exact warning string in the ufo2ft method...

Can anyone tell me what an ‘insertion comment’ is?

The only reference I can find online is this exact warning string in the ufo2ft method that logs it

I’d’ve switched to Linux a lot sooner if I knew how easy it is to change the system font.

I’d’ve switched to Linux a lot sooner if I knew how easy it is to change the system font.

anyone wanna start a fight?

anyone wanna start a fight?

If you’ve previously licensed Nichrome via our website, you should be able to download the latest version here:...

If you’ve previously licensed Nichrome via our website, you should be able to download the latest version here: https://mass-driver.com/order-history

If you backed it on Future Fonts, you’ll get an update email later today :)

Please welcome MD Nichrome V2.0.It’s the same typeface, just better: over 450 new glyphs, bringing language support up to the same...

Please welcome MD Nichrome V2.0.

It’s the same typeface, just better: over 450 new glyphs, bringing language support up to the same standard as our newest releases (Latin M, to be specific), plus a bunch of quality-of-life improvements and technical refinements.

Oh, and a new stylistic set: Gothic Alternates (shown here) evoke the iconic arched shapes of classic ’80s faces like Marvin and ITC Busorama.

Available today. https://mass-driver.com/typefaces/md-nichrome/

#advertisement #fonts

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one day I’d like to learn the skill of sending an email without imitating the whoosh sound it makes

one day I’d like to learn the skill of sending an email without imitating the whoosh sound it makes

Scoundrels, villains, rogues

Scoundrels, villains, rogues

I regret to inform customers of this type foundry that our new font release schedule is currently subject to delays.(we got kittens and they...

I regret to inform customers of this type foundry that our new font release schedule is currently subject to delays.

(we got kittens and they won’t let me get any work done)

Desperate to sign up to the MD newsletter, but adamant that you don’t want to buy a font or download the trials package?Good news, both of...

Desperate to sign up to the MD newsletter, but adamant that you don’t want to buy a font or download the trials package?

Good news, both of you: I’ve added a direct signup form to the website.

https://mass-driver.com/#newsletter

Cool analytics fact: in the last 30 days, the foundry website has had twice as many referrals from Twitter (a platform I haven’t used for...

Cool analytics fact: in the last 30 days, the foundry website has had twice as many referrals from Twitter (a platform I haven’t used for ~2 years) as Instagram (a platform I use multiple times per week).

(And for what it’s worth, @FontsInUse is well ahead of both.)

Sales are up, support requests are down, and I haven’t seen any increase in font misuse.My situation is obviously not universal, but I...

Sales are up, support requests are down, and I haven’t seen any increase in font misuse.

My situation is obviously not universal, but I mention this as a datapoint to anyone on the fence about providing unrestricted trial fonts.

This weekend it’ll be one year since we started providing full, non-subset trial fonts.At the time I wasn’t entirely confident it’d...

This weekend it’ll be one year since we started providing full, non-subset trial fonts.

At the time I wasn’t entirely confident it’d work — but with tangible benefits and only hypothetical risks, I had to at least give it a shot.

Reader, it has been a resounding success.

https://typo.social/@mass_driver/110904443595729076