Marcin Wichary
@aresluna.org
aresluna.org · Wrote a book about the history of keyboards: shifthappens.site · Design @figma · Typographer · Occasional speaker · Chicagoan in training
Retro had by far the most interesting, warm, and beautifully designed 2025 recap. (Great use of haptics.)
Maria is my mom. 🧡
Maria is my mom. 🧡
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Retro had by far the most interesting, warm, and beautifully designed 2025 recap. (Great use of haptics.)
Maria is my mom. 🧡
Maria is my mom. 🧡
Whoa. Entrance (I think?) to the naval museum in Madrid.
December 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Whoa. Entrance (I think?) to the naval museum in Madrid.
One thing I didn’t see mentioned was this Canon CW-J1C, but that might also be the only “room.”
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
One thing I didn’t see mentioned was this Canon CW-J1C, but that might also be the only “room.”
Excited about an imminent series of newsletter posts about some fun keyboards I found since finishing the book.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excited about an imminent series of newsletter posts about some fun keyboards I found since finishing the book.
Subscribe here if this is interesting to you! newsletter.shifthappens.site
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I dare you to find a more impressive bezel.
(This is from a tram museum in Melbourne.)
(This is from a tram museum in Melbourne.)
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I dare you to find a more impressive bezel.
(This is from a tram museum in Melbourne.)
(This is from a tram museum in Melbourne.)
I can’t find whom I picked this idea up from a few years ago, but I’m paying it forward: Every year I put this up on the wall, and every evening I try to write something I liked about the day I just had (if anything).
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I can’t find whom I picked this idea up from a few years ago, but I’m paying it forward: Every year I put this up on the wall, and every evening I try to write something I liked about the day I just had (if anything).
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
1. Looked up “reticle” to make sure I’m using it right. (It’s spelled “reticle” and “reticule,” apparently.)
2. On that page, noticing a photo of a cool device using Gorton.
3. Now I have that device.
2. On that page, noticing a photo of a cool device using Gorton.
3. Now I have that device.
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
1. Looked up “reticle” to make sure I’m using it right. (It’s spelled “reticle” and “reticule,” apparently.)
2. On that page, noticing a photo of a cool device using Gorton.
3. Now I have that device.
2. On that page, noticing a photo of a cool device using Gorton.
3. Now I have that device.
This is an incredible consistency.
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is an incredible consistency.
Very fun! In 12-degree weather even.
December 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Very fun! In 12-degree weather even.
…but @glennf.com had this great idea of signing a 100 books in advance at the printer’s, when they were still uncut signatures – so some people would be get a nice surprise. Even bought super nice pens just for that occasion. It was a fun moment.
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
…but @glennf.com had this great idea of signing a 100 books in advance at the printer’s, when they were still uncut signatures – so some people would be get a nice surprise. Even bought super nice pens just for that occasion. It was a fun moment.
Really fun to juxtapose with the fall vibes from less than a month ago.
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Really fun to juxtapose with the fall vibes from less than a month ago.
It’s been snow time in Chicago for about 10 days now!
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s been snow time in Chicago for about 10 days now!
I wonder if the LINC computer from 1962 is the first pixel font on a display, ever.
The font was 4x6, and the small screen seems to hold only 25x12 characters.
I’m curious if it was designed by Mary Allen Wilkes?
The font was 4x6, and the small screen seems to hold only 25x12 characters.
I’m curious if it was designed by Mary Allen Wilkes?
December 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I wonder if the LINC computer from 1962 is the first pixel font on a display, ever.
The font was 4x6, and the small screen seems to hold only 25x12 characters.
I’m curious if it was designed by Mary Allen Wilkes?
The font was 4x6, and the small screen seems to hold only 25x12 characters.
I’m curious if it was designed by Mary Allen Wilkes?
Amazing. Apparently I take enough photos of Sneakers-related stuff that my Photos app is now detecting Robert Redford and Dan Aykroyd as my friends.
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Amazing. Apparently I take enough photos of Sneakers-related stuff that my Photos app is now detecting Robert Redford and Dan Aykroyd as my friends.
It turns out I took 1,203 new photos of Gorton ever since publishing the essay about it in February.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It turns out I took 1,203 new photos of Gorton ever since publishing the essay about it in February.
A really interesting (to me) Gorton case study. Same building in Chicago, two sides of the same doorway, and the letterforms are different! Maybe shows how many copies of Gorton were there, modified and shared carelessly?
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A really interesting (to me) Gorton case study. Same building in Chicago, two sides of the same doorway, and the letterforms are different! Maybe shows how many copies of Gorton were there, modified and shared carelessly?
A few more good ones!
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A few more good ones!