Jonathan Hoefler has moved to Threads/Bluesky

I’m no longer on Twitter. See for my coordinates.

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It’s been very pleasant being off Twitter this past month, despite missing the few folks here who still aren’t on Threads. I’ll be there from now on, at:

https://t.co/vFqyBqG9eR

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@FontsInUse @domesticetch @ZAlexSnyder Wait, I thought neither of us was on Twitter any more? 💉🧵

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@FontsInUse @domesticetch @ZAlexSnyder Oh, yes! My mistake. They’re neighbors in my lettering-books-with-dun-colored-bindings section. Thanks!

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@domesticetch @FontsInUse Samuel Welo! @louisefili introduced me to this one ages ago, along with his other, rarer, and equally cool title. Lots of great stuff.

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@BCDreyer And we *just* missed the 70th anniversary, too.

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@SKleinedler @joshuajfriedman So like the real world, basically

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@SKleinedler @joshuajfriedman Thanks to him, I now am! You? How do we find people? Is there a handshake? Will there be snacks? How do you hook up a VCR? Also

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What you really want to do, if you run a competing platform, is to direct the 𝕏 codepoint in your font to something else. Sure, 💩 is the obvious choice, but if you really want to needle him, make it a 🐦.

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@jburkespraker No argument here; they might have done well to consult a designer.

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Q: "It's bland, poorly drafted, thoughtless, and foolhardy"
A: Correct

Thank you

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Hi. World's Shortest FAQ about That X Logo, from the founder of a type foundry who's spent 35 years at the intersection of letterforms and IP law:

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Q: "Microsoft has a prior trademark on that!"
A: Google "USPTO trademark class," and then hire an attorney or earn a JD

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@BCDreyer For the next edition of DE? #hollowTubes

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Commendable period typography, here!

[Julian Woodford @HistoryLondon]

It’s the last 48hrs of the UK Kindle countdown sale for THE BOSS OF BETHNAL GREEN - just 99p until Thurs 20th July!
https://t.co/Ef6mQRp7i4

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@SimonPulleyn If anyone asks, it’s an umlaut.

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@BCDreyer You’ve got to love that Jamesian opening sentence whose two degrees of magnitude are “85.7%” and “a lot”

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@SimonPulleyn @JackLynch000 Yes, a definite coiotbs.

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@SimonPulleyn @JackLynch000 I think we can all make a special exception for that one.