Notes

Variable fonts at SND

This past week, I gave a talk with Roger Black and Dave Crossland about OpenType variable fonts at the Society of News Design conference in Charlotte. The talk wasn’t recorded, but here are a couple clips to give you a taste:

.@djrrb at #SNDCLT typography session: "We should think of type as a fluid space." pic.twitter.com/qPWTW1DKoz

— Clare Lynne Ramirez (@clareramirez_) April 20, 2017

.@djrrb's Fit always fits! #sndclt @snd pic.twitter.com/bYNsSE6NVd

— Reed Reibstein (@rreibstein) April 20, 2017

Thank you to SND for having me, and for all who came to see the talk! Also, I was pretty psyched to see Input and Output used all over the entire conference identity. 👍

A big 👋 to my variable font friends at TYPO Labs! I am at home dragging lots of sliders, but would rather be dragging them with you!

I have a lot of questions about this document from Google, but font choice is not one of them! I am impressed that it even finds a way to take advantage of Bungee’s vertical alternates... (h/t Drew Powers)

Forma DJR makes an appearance in Vulfpeck’s latest video, Animal Spirits (along with an unidentified Japanese typeface and Vulf Mono, of course).

Great song, great video, great use of Forma.

Peiran Tan recently launched a new portfolio site using Forma DJR alongside Recta and Jim Parkinson’s lovely Sutro.