David N Atkinson
@dnatkinson.bsky.social
Graphic designer / DJ of The Tone Shift radio show on http://loose.fm
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Reposted by David N Atkinson
Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn. This is the coolest thing you'll see today. The full TV show is at youtu.be/-LQDXb3axJ4
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn. This is the coolest thing you'll see today. The full TV show is at youtu.be/-LQDXb3axJ4
This still feels very much like Spotify stealing artists’ money
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This still feels very much like Spotify stealing artists’ money
… now Steven Heller’s Font of the Month in @ilovetypography.bsky.social
Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Noeler — I Love Typography Ltd
It is a treat to find a typeface that tastes as good as it looks. The Noeler family, designed in 2025 by Michael Rafailyk, a new novelty family that looks as eatable as it is settable – and its five i...
ilovetypography.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
… now Steven Heller’s Font of the Month in @ilovetypography.bsky.social
*since a boundary change of extreme logical dubiousness
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
*since a boundary change of extreme logical dubiousness
I am a constituent of that Tory MP.*
Nice to know she’s sorry for people with ‘livestock, young children and babies’, in that order 🧐
Nice to know she’s sorry for people with ‘livestock, young children and babies’, in that order 🧐
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I am a constituent of that Tory MP.*
Nice to know she’s sorry for people with ‘livestock, young children and babies’, in that order 🧐
Nice to know she’s sorry for people with ‘livestock, young children and babies’, in that order 🧐
Kind of reminds me of the first verse in this version of I’m in the Mood by John Lee Hooker, who’s perhaps not primarily known for dropping gags into his songs
January 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Kind of reminds me of the first verse in this version of I’m in the Mood by John Lee Hooker, who’s perhaps not primarily known for dropping gags into his songs
Boots in the boot!
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Boots in the boot!
This is how I discovered that type designer Tobias Frere-Jones and I have something in common: we both have a great-grandfather called Edgar
frerejones.com/families/edgar
frerejones.com/families/edgar
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is how I discovered that type designer Tobias Frere-Jones and I have something in common: we both have a great-grandfather called Edgar
frerejones.com/families/edgar
frerejones.com/families/edgar
#NowPlaying Augustus Pablo – El Rocker’s (Pressure Sounds, 2000) #vinyl
pressuresounds.bandcamp.com/album/el-roc...
pressuresounds.bandcamp.com/album/el-roc...
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#NowPlaying Augustus Pablo – El Rocker’s (Pressure Sounds, 2000) #vinyl
pressuresounds.bandcamp.com/album/el-roc...
pressuresounds.bandcamp.com/album/el-roc...
Tidy set of collaborators, it has to be said
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Tidy set of collaborators, it has to be said
#NowPlaying Gerry Mulligan – Collaborations (Verve, c.1961)
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
#NowPlaying Gerry Mulligan – Collaborations (Verve, c.1961)
Some superb type selections here 👇
I wrote a little about my favorite typefaces from 2025. okaytype.com/blog/okay-ty...
Okay Type ✶ Blog — Okay Type’s favorite typefaces of 2025
A typeface design studio in Chicago.
okaytype.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Some superb type selections here 👇
Might rewatch Drive a Crooked Road. I remember being surprised at how good his performance was
January 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Might rewatch Drive a Crooked Road. I remember being surprised at how good his performance was
On closer inspection I may have misinterpreted where the holes reside on this Thing *sharpens pinking shears*
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
On closer inspection I may have misinterpreted where the holes reside on this Thing *sharpens pinking shears*
Fingerless mitten specifically and solely for the ‘call me’ gesture
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Fingerless mitten specifically and solely for the ‘call me’ gesture
Yes, from his review of Richard Weight’s book on mod in LRB, 2013
Ian Penman · Even If You Have to Starve: Mod v. Trad
The Mods mixed outdoor jaunt with indoor dissipation, group jamboree with sombre reflection, and they took very small...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Yes, from his review of Richard Weight’s book on mod in LRB, 2013
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Bought this from the record department of Morrisons in Ripon c.1985
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Bought this from the record department of Morrisons in Ripon c.1985
(Unch is ~entirely produced on Affinity)
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
(Unch is ~entirely produced on Affinity)
🙋♂️ Fellow Adobe subscription refusenik here. Limping along with CS5 (!), transitioning to Affinity.
January 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
🙋♂️ Fellow Adobe subscription refusenik here. Limping along with CS5 (!), transitioning to Affinity.
