Mark Davis

Open source font update 1.5, and a @calcom font mini-site to celebrate! Thanks to @peer_rich, @meewgumi for @Framer development, @tmthyluke for concepting

@mhddngs totally I’ve moved everything over to the deez.tsx jiggle library. It handles the physics significantly better

@MarkFonts jiggle physics for UI is purely utilitarian

we go for gimmicks too much, yeah! *checks notes* the future is skeuomorphic physical interaction things for a binary button

@round @anew @claudeai pun not intended

I don’t know how I could describe @round’s new project @anew. but it brings “no code” to a new level. execution & writing by @claudeai anew.page/XQAAAAT_______…

@alvaroefe @willianmatiola but what category of serif is it

@willianmatiola Por exemplo o Botafogo tá usando a Dalva Serif que a gente fez pra eles 😍

Comecei a ver várias identidades visuais e websites usando uma variação específica de fonte com serifa mas não sabia qual era o estilo dela. Aí fui atrás e achei essa imagem que lista todos eles. E o estilo que eu procurava era: Bracketed Serif. Link do pdf no próximo tweet.

@EvaSilvertant i grimaced when i saw that one say “bracketed serif”

It’s nice to see my visual reference chart of serif types from 2017 pop up, but it incorrectly describes the flare serif as a bracketed serif, and “Gothic” failed to describe the typographic element. So here is an updated chart with a more logical organization.

@brynnposting @EvaSilvertant color pretty (probably passage of history to modernity)

@EvaSilvertant what does the bg color indicate

@MarkFonts I love reading about these details, looking forward to seeing 2.0! And I haven’t gotten to use Neutraface in too long, I miss it 🥲

@calcom A type design’s sensitivity to sharpness, or lack thereof, is one of the things I have been looking the longest for in a Futura design. Why I felt Futura Now and The Future left a little more conversation unspoken about the typeface.

Since Cal Sans 2 @calcom has optical sizes, we are able to imitate how metal Futura handles its sharp apexes, blunter at 8pt and sharp as possible at 32pt and beyond.

Testing Cal Sans v2.000 It slots in perfectly for branding where I used Allium and Neutraface №2 before. The sharpness of Futura is one of the reasons it isn’t suited for UI design often, but if you can choose how much, it can look epic. (Excited to show more about its blunt to sharp variable axis!) Icon design by Brandon Cabassa, logotype by myself.

@noahhermanyt @luciascarlet Nice xbox

Steve Jobs roasting Windows for having 17 different versions 😂💀 (WWDC 2007)

@flornkm Oh your mouse went to the toggle which also did not make it go away

@MarkFonts play the video fully, hover-out makes it go away if no cursor on the video :)

Tip: never ship the default video player

@olegcoada Putting the eBay typeface here next to audi and Pinterest is diabolical

In most real-world cases, people remember brands through one dominant visual signal - the logo. I ran a small visual exercise using 4 well-known brands. I isolated only the typography systems of each brand. Black on white. No logo. No context. At this stage, the systems become surprisingly hard to distinguish from each other. Fonts, patterns, and even colors (in some cases they help, but rarely dominate long-term memory) don’t stay as the primary recall signals. Can you guess which brands are behind these typography systems?

@mosiddiquee Wait how did you learn to CROP A VIDEO THIS IS W1TCHCRAFT!!1!

Most ignore scalability in animation. I make it a priority.

@quinnslcm @tennitech Would they be good if u had an affiliate link???

@tennitech Yeah those are not good from my experience

Guys, I just found a product that stops your MacBook screen from getting keyboard prints when you close it

@falcone_design @ridd_design @DoubleDiamondHQ @tryramp anyone see Lausanne Mono in the wild there?

A few months ago I cold pitched @ridd_design to let @DoubleDiamondHQ build NYC's biggest design event of the year around him. Last night we did it - @tryramp HQ was packed with as many great designers and builders as we could fit. Thank you NYC. Design belongs here 🗽

@rileycx they have this single-color vector version!!! x.com/lalizlabeth/st…

Clay's logo breaks every rule in the book. And it’s one of my favorite logos in tech. Let’s list out the “problems”: ❌ It’s not vector-based ❌ There’s no one-color version ❌ It can’t be easily embroidered or printed ❌ The letterforms feel slightly misaligned ❌ The ‘y’ leans like it’s trying to escape the wordmark ❌ The 3D icon looks like a toddler made it ❌ It breaks the clean, scalable, professional B2B “rulebook” And yet… it’s brilliant. Why? Because it’s unmistakable. It’s joyful. It’s human. It feels handcrafted, like I gave my kids a literal piece of clay and told them to make a rainbow. And I LOVE that. -- Clay isn’t trying to look like your typical SaaS tool. And their brand takes full advantage of the digital-first world we’re actually designing for in modern software products. In a world... - where logos are mostly viewed on screens, not t-shirts... - where the homepage is your front door... - where first impressions on social media impressions matter... This is the perfect trade-off. So yes, the old design professor might hate it. But their customers? They’ll remember it. Props to the @clay_gtm team for committing to a brand with personality, texture, and just the right amount of weird.

@lalizlabeth A SINGLE COLOR VERSION OF THE CLAY LOGO

we're hosting something special with the clay design team during config week this year! 🥟 designers who dim sum: june 23, 6–8pm lmk if you'll be around and might be interested in attending. expressing interest doesn't guarantee a spot, but we'll try our best 💕