Jay Nelson

Although it seems to be limited to using only Monotype's fonts, this AI "font pair generator" is both an educational and useful timesaver: designtaxi.com/news/425720/Mo…

Google Fonts Adds 2,000 Free Icons To Its Library 2,000 open-source Material icons representing common actions, in five styles—filled, outlined, rounded, two-tone, and sharp. They can also be installed as a web font. designtaxi.com/news/413277/Go…

I can’t wait!!!

Not long ago, the Computer History Museum asked me to interview Tim Gill, founder of Quark, philanthropist and LGBT activist. Now you can read the transcript at their website: computerhistory.org/collections/ca… I hope you enjoy it! #Quark #QuarkXPress #TimGill

Here's a quick, 1-minute way to ask Congress to fund students & educators in the next coronavirus relief package -- not just billionaires and corporations. educatingthroughcrisis.org/action/pledge/…

@macworld posted my “Font Chaos in Catalina” story last month, but I forgot to mention it on Twitter. I hope it helps if you have a similar problem: macworld.com/article/352855…

@Macworld posted my “Font Chaos in Catalina” story. I hope it helps if you have a similar problem: macworld.com/article/352855…

#MakeSpaceForWomen Hell yeah!

@Macworld posted my review of FontExplorer X Pro 7, which I like a lot: macworld.com/article/348239…

I love fonts, and I'm disgusted by gerrymandering. So why not combine both?!

@EricaGamet @AIGAeyeondesign That's much better than the last time I attended a CP conference. At the time, women also weren't chosen for the panels, even though they were more qualified and talented speakers than the men -- which also decreased the percentage of female "stage time".

I would love to see CreativePro and Photoshop World conferences included in this survey. "We surveyed gender equality at the world’s biggest design conferences—and the numbers are in" eyeondesign.aiga.org/CjWQD via @aigaeyeondesign

@amarie Keep thinking! I'm sure you'll come up with something if you put yourself in the mindset of a stressed-out, "average" reader. In print publications, they place the word "ADVERTISEMENT" at the top of content that could be confused for editorial content. "Sponsored" isn't as clear.

@jaynelson Hey Jay, I’m curious, the “Sponsored’ tag at the top isn’t enough of a tip-off? As a blog publisher I am sincerely curious. What should Macworld have done differently? (“Don’t run sponsored posts” is one option of course.)

After a 20 year delay, works from 1923 will finally enter the public domain tomorrow - The Verge apple.news/AqSo6RiQrRU6BD…

The first Japanese person to file a patent in the U.S. (in 1883) was Jinta Hirayama. The pyrotechnist founded the Hirayama Fireworks company in Yokohama, and their bilingual, color, illustrated catalogs were ahead of their time. spoon-tamago.com/2018/11/13/jin…

Buying music is more cost-effective than psychotherapy.

Spotted in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary -- a Dumbo Octopus! NOAA has been on a deep sea mission to explore unexplored parts of the Davidson Seamount this week. The team is using the EV Nautilus watch the next discoveries live online at nautiluslive.org

Long-Lost Watercolors Of '1001 Nights' Bring New Life To Age-Old Tales - NPR apple.news/AfrjWBKAzSm28J…

Quark Teams up with Fontsmith to Provide $1597 Worth of Fonts for Free ow.ly/NP0D30lRvhW #fonts #typography

Thru Aug 31, students & teachers save 60% on Adobe Creative Cloud! ow.ly/YR1I30lw2fv