Frenchfold
@frenchfold.bsky.social
Art director, graphic designer, bibliophile, and the buddy of a great dog.
Gotta mention Bringhurst. There’s tons of good advice in here, but don’t treat it as dogma
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Gotta mention Bringhurst. There’s tons of good advice in here, but don’t treat it as dogma
A super useful resource in every way.
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A super useful resource in every way.
Paula Scher, making type do awesome things (and designing awesome stuff)
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Paula Scher, making type do awesome things (and designing awesome stuff)
Tibor Kalman, cool cat
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Tibor Kalman, cool cat
How do fonts work?
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
How do fonts work?
Where do sans serifs come from?
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Where do sans serifs come from?
Where do serifs come from?
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Where do serifs come from?
Case study in how typefaces change over time, (in this case their meaning), pt.II
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Case study in how typefaces change over time, (in this case their meaning), pt.II
Case study in how typefaces change over time, pt.I
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Case study in how typefaces change over time, pt.I
The anatomy of letterforms explored.
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The anatomy of letterforms explored.
Books about what you’re up against, pt.II
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Books about what you’re up against, pt.II
Books about what you’re up against, pt.I
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Books about what you’re up against, pt.I
The best book on grids
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The best book on grids
Knowing how it’s made, pt.II
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Knowing how it’s made, pt.II
If you’re getting someone to make something physical (in paper) it’s a good idea to know how it’s made, pt.I
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you’re getting someone to make something physical (in paper) it’s a good idea to know how it’s made, pt.I
Never thinking about Pentecostalism in the same way again.
December 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never thinking about Pentecostalism in the same way again.
This book is absolutely amazing!
December 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This book is absolutely amazing!
I doubt he’d write the same thing now, but as you can see (“What the Republicans can do…” Sept 25th) he’s still somewhat delusional.
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I doubt he’d write the same thing now, but as you can see (“What the Republicans can do…” Sept 25th) he’s still somewhat delusional.
The only alchemy I’d be after is how to make your I’d slow-cooked bean dishes!
But we’ve known this since Tufekci called out YouTube, no? This is the algorithms playing on a fundamental human weakness combined with very uncertain times.
But we’ve known this since Tufekci called out YouTube, no? This is the algorithms playing on a fundamental human weakness combined with very uncertain times.
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The only alchemy I’d be after is how to make your I’d slow-cooked bean dishes!
But we’ve known this since Tufekci called out YouTube, no? This is the algorithms playing on a fundamental human weakness combined with very uncertain times.
But we’ve known this since Tufekci called out YouTube, no? This is the algorithms playing on a fundamental human weakness combined with very uncertain times.
Did they scrounge that lettering from local hardware stores?
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Did they scrounge that lettering from local hardware stores?
People who pay attention are hair-on-fire alarmed—and they’re not wrong. Everyone else (leaving aside the cultists) feel that they don’t have to care. “It’s just politics — phhht.”
After 250 years of democracy they think it’ll somehow all be fine in the end.
After 250 years of democracy they think it’ll somehow all be fine in the end.
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
People who pay attention are hair-on-fire alarmed—and they’re not wrong. Everyone else (leaving aside the cultists) feel that they don’t have to care. “It’s just politics — phhht.”
After 250 years of democracy they think it’ll somehow all be fine in the end.
After 250 years of democracy they think it’ll somehow all be fine in the end.
