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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 15h

Echoes™ is growing.
Now 1,916 tracks in the database, 461 already online.

Built by crc.studio, it reimagines the old MP3 player for today’s web, collaborative, fast and nostalgic.
An alternative to Spotify or Deezer.

● More: echoes.crc.studio

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 15h

New user page for Monolithe.
Better than ever.
(Love Saturday side projects.)

Monolithe is a custom lightweight CMS designed and developed by crc.studio, built for ultra-fast loading and a design-first workflow.

● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/mon...

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 19h

Rosalie Wagner is a French type designer. She notably designed Baskervville at ANRT and Seabirds published by 205TF ( @205tf.bsky.social ).

● More: anrt-nancy.fr/fr/fonts/bas...
● More: www.205.tf/Seabirds

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 19h

[SPOTTED] The Type links, by Rosalie Wagner.
A huge collection of font resources.

● More: rosaliewagner.com/type-links/

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 1d

[TIME●TRAVEL] 2021 discovery: @sciencespo.bsky.social electoral archives on Internet Archive, thousands of scanned docs to explore.

● More: archive.org/details/arch...

● Original Post: x.com/crc_studio/s...
● TimeMachine: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/tra...

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 1d

[SPOTTED] A dot typeface, Bobine by calame.bureau (2025).
Bobine won 2nd place in the Type Design category at the 2025 Club des D.A. Awards.

● More: www.arthurcalame.com/bobine

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 6d

mastodon.design is calling for CSS theme submissions for Mastodon’s web interface.
Deadline: December 31, 2025.

● More: mastodon.design/@Admin/11531...

Reposted by crc.studio

Typofonderie: fonts & typography @typofonderie.com · 11d

Excellent interview of Alice Savoie.

(In french) tentation-du-regard.fr/une-femme-de...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 14d

New small patch for Dot●Forge
Debug fixes + new fullscreen mode for the typetester.
(Still awful to use on smartphone)

Design your dot typeface easily.

● More → lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/dot...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 14d

NadineCorp.© is at IF!
Find friends Guirouge & Guijaune

If, International festival of contemporary illustration by Kiblind Magazine
→ Sept 27–28, 2025, Les SUBS + ENSBA Lyon
→ Free price

● More: illustration-festival.com
● More: nadinecorp.net
● More: ultravolcan.club
● More: bento.me/guijaune

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 15d

New update for Dot●Forge
Better UX, faster, more stable.
Still alpha — some bugs remain on smartphone.

Design your dot easier.

● More → lab.crc-studio.lcl/tooltoys/dot...

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 16d

crc.studio designed a new presentation kit for Oripeau, an international, collaborative urban visual arts project bringing more graphic diversity to our cities, 2025.

● FOR: Oripeau
● TYPEFACES: Neue Montreal
● MORE: crc.studio/works/oripea...

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#editorialdesign #graphicdesign

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 17d

💥 New poster open call!
Help us bring more graphic diversity to our cities.
Join Oripeau's worldwide community.
The selected contributions will be exhibited for a week in Montreal (Canada) or Nantes (France)

⏲️ October 20th, 2025, 23:59 GMT

🙋‍♂️ Need help? Any questions?
oripeau.art/submit

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 17d

Tonal™ update ● Our Color manager for designers
Better UX & smoother animations.

● Fall in Nantes, France: rainy mood season.

● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/tonal

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 18d

New icons added to CRC Monico
A free, open-source icon pack by crc.studio
Now with 144 icons and brand marks.

→ Font: .ttf, .eot, .woff, .woff2
→ Image: .jpg, .png
→ Vector: .svg

● More: github.com/crc-studio/m...
● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/mon...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 20d

New update for Dot●Forge!
Still in alpha and buggy, some inputs still need to be added up front
but already quite fun to use.

● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/dot...

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 21d

So, here it is: Dot●Forge, a new ToolToy to easily design your own dot-style typefaces.
Lots of bugs, a really awful UI, but the grid is already easier to test.

Loving Saturdays and side projects.

● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/dot...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 21d

A project begins with an idea. To shape it, new tools are born. These tools turn into projects of their own. ● And the circle keeps turning.

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 21d

New icons added to CRC Monico
A free, open-source icon pack by crc.studio
Now with 144 icons and brand marks.

→ Font: .ttf, .eot, .woff, .woff2
→ Image: .jpg, .png
→ Vector: .svg

● More: github.com/crc-studio/m...
● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/mon...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 22d

crc.studio designed the branding and blog for Dimitri Regnier ● Podcast, a specialist in music and sound, 2023.

● FOR: Dimitri Regnier ● Podcast
● TYPEFACES: Roobert ( @displaay.bsky.social ), Signifier & Neue Montreal
● MORE: crc.studio/works/dimitr...

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#branding #webdesign

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks to Dana Shelkovnikova and Ivan Ceballos for their work on the translation file 🙏

If you’d like to help translate WampMono into another language, it’s easy!
Contact us, and we’ll guide you through the process.

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 22d

WampMono™ v0.47 is here

→ Built-in update checker
→ Extended multilingual support: Español & Latviešu
→ New demo mode
→ UI refinements, optimizations, and bug fixes
→ Always free and open-source

● More: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/wam...
● Download: github.com/crc-studio/w...

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 23d

Echoes™ is now feature complete.
No need for Spotify anymore.
Now it’s time to think about UX/UI.

● More: echoes.crc.studio

crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 29d

New peek at Echoes™ ● our old-school MP3 player.
No UI, no UX yet. Just testing core functionality.

● More: echoes.crc.studio

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crc.studio @crcstudio.bsky.social · 29d

[SPOTTED] The First Slam Dunk, a 2022 Japanese animated film. Brilliant execution and extraordinary breakdown of motion.

● Trailer: youtu.be/z4Lf3LgVMVI
● More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fir...

Cool poster poster too.
Typeface: Railroad Gothic
● More: note.com/shijimiota/n...