Slanted Hall

Simplifying life. Type foundry (international scripts, music notation), designs by @composerjk. Designing type workflow & educational tools.

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

"#Piano Whorl Experiment" on @Bandcamp—#BandcampFriday. 1-track songs centered with @8Dio's #Soundpaint 1928 #Steinway w/delays. Epsilon:+@wwwPLOGUEcom chipsynth OPS7. Delta:+@ujaminstruments Finisher Dynamo.

Tracklist #Font: my 1403 Vintage Mono Pro.

https://t.co/KBsymAYRCa

[Glyphs3.app @glyphsapp]

Hot off the press! Download the all-new Glyphs 3 Handbook from https://t.co/UqpFrgloXG

Many thanks to Nathalie Dumont, Jeff Kellem and Florian Pircher 👏👏👏

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Typefaces (in-progress) used on the “In the Mist” single artwork: L’Independant revival for title & 1403 Vintage Mono Pro (lowercase addition) for artist name.
#fonts #newmusic #harp #sax
Rough-cut track here & elsewhere @Spotify, @AppleMusic, @DistroKid: https://t.co/498q0HMEg0

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

My compiled score/arrangement for the “Why Be Good?” (1929) clip—starring Colleen Moore; part of the @ASMACinfo Scoring #SilentFilm Showcase. Using Henry Hadley’s “Silouhettes” suite (1919). Arranged for clarinet, cornet, violin, cello, piano. #filmmusic

https://t.co/r8Il5Ppfqj

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

The 1403 Vintage Mono Pro typeface (without the lowercase) is available for licensing: https://t.co/REY6RHHVtV

#typedesign #fonts #ibm1403 #ibm1401 @IBM #mainframe #lineprinter #font #VintageComputing #computerhistory #1960s

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Typefaces used in artwork: Filmotype Gemini (which I should really get back to completing) and 1403 Vintage Mono Pro (lowercase addition in-progress), both designed by me @slantedhall. Photography also mine. #fonts #albumcover #electronica #BandcampFriday #bandcamp

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

.@Bandcamp Friday—Spinning in Space: 4 short electronica pieces exploring sound manipulation. Tools used: @pluginguru Unify—@CableguysTweets Shaper Box 2—@iZotopeInc Ozone 9—Track 4:+@ujaminstruments Neo, Fluxx, Nemesis—@NewfangledAudio—@audiothing Wires.

https://t.co/ehb1Jffj8N

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Support @FontLiBeirut to raise funds for #BeirutBlast victims. I submitted a few designs—V below—& backed the @Indiegogo project! Curated by @arabictype. Printed in #Beirut—300 glyphs—157 #designers—1 #font.

#BeirutExplosion
#LettersofHope
#FontLiBeirut

https://t.co/XMC93dYWc9

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Lots of amazing designers helped on short notice for @arabictype’s project to help raise more funds for those affected by the the explosion in Beirut. One of the glyphs I submitted is in this post (V, top). I recognize @letterror’s E (lower). Avail soon!

#Beirut
#LettersOfHope

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Part of what my day looks like, today. Researching for a font engineering project to work out some ideas of what's possible. #typedesignerlife #fontengineering #fontdesign #typedesign #musicfonts #musicianlife #apple #macos9 #fonts

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Register for the @typesociety #typedesign conference @typecon, 28 Aug–1 Sep 2019 Minneapolis! https://t.co/ImdU3WZw4v

Read my TypeCon trip reports: https://t.co/UsmNAWxQ01

1403 font: https://t.co/REY6RHHVtV
#fonts #fontdesign #typography #design #education #typecon2019 #typecon

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Guess where I'll be tonight?

Okay, given away by the image: finally making an appearance at @TypeThursdaySF tonight at @SFCB! It's been a while.

Examples of my @slantedhall typeface designs in image: Filmotype Gemini & 1403 Vintage Mono Pro lowercase. #fonts #typedesign

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Music notation font engineering project this past year, my @slantedhall collaboration with @nycmusicservice—ported @doricoofficial Petaluma to @AvidSibelius as Pori+Chords+Rehearsal.

@scoringnotes announcement:
https://t.co/ZGwtEVBa7N

#fonts #musicfonts #sibelius #jazz #scoring

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

And here's the batch of ~500 photos from #TypeCon2018:
https://t.co/UyvqqWJVc1

#typedesign #conference #typecon #typography #education #design

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

The @TypeCon 2019 (28 Aug–1 Sep) CFP is due 1 March. Here's my quick @slantedhall trip report for TypeCon 2018 with a link to the CFP + 500 photos finally uploaded. #typedesign #conference #typecon2018 #typecon #typography #education #design @typesociety
https://t.co/28c0Atzt8g

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Been busy @NAMMShow. Meetings & panels today. @w3c @MusicXML / SMuFL, Sound Design, Mastering, Roomful of Pianos. New @senselinc Buchla Thunder overlay for their Morph controlling an Easel & modular synths via @Snyderphonics MantaMate. #namm2019 #namm
https://t.co/N03RSk7je1

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Fun research by @kenshirriff on how 132 columns+14 ⅞" paper became printer standard—spotlight on @IBM 1403 & @ComputerHistory Museum. Punchcards, accounting machines, mainframes, oh my.
https://t.co/u4sTFfWQIx

IBM 1403 inspired my 1403 Vintage Mono font: https://t.co/REY6RHHVtV

[Jeff Kellem @composerjk]

Crazy busy new year: Opened w/planned medical procedure+prep+recovery, squeezing in time to listen to @RecordingAcad GRAMMY nominees, prep for @NAMMShow & @The_SCL, client & my own music notation & text fonts work, composing new music, type design tool coding,+dance/musical work.