Linus Boman
@timesnewboman.com
yearning for kerning. https://youtube.com/@linusboman
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Zohran Mamdani do you condemn Mr Bean for his desecration of Whistler's Mother?
June 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Zohran Mamdani do you condemn Mr Bean for his desecration of Whistler's Mother?
whoever controls the playlist at my gym is a devious sicko. sufjan stevens? i came here for gains, not to softly weep as i introspect on the beautiful brokenness of mortality 💪😭🍂
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
whoever controls the playlist at my gym is a devious sicko. sufjan stevens? i came here for gains, not to softly weep as i introspect on the beautiful brokenness of mortality 💪😭🍂
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Wikipedia... IS THE SUMMARY. THAT'S WHAT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE IS. A SUMMARY.
Wikipedia wanted to use AI summaries at the top of article pages. Editors said please please don't www.404media.co/wikipedia-pa...
Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash
“This would do immediate and irreversible harm to our readers and to our reputation as a decently trustworthy and serious source,” one Wikipedia editor said.
www.404media.co
June 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wikipedia... IS THE SUMMARY. THAT'S WHAT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE IS. A SUMMARY.
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Maybe you’ve heard: every font is free! Since fonts aren’t subject to copyright, you can legally ‘pirate’ them if you use a specific loophole!
...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance.
🧵 A thread:
...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance.
🧵 A thread:
June 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Maybe you’ve heard: every font is free! Since fonts aren’t subject to copyright, you can legally ‘pirate’ them if you use a specific loophole!
...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance.
🧵 A thread:
...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance.
🧵 A thread:
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The video game industry has made major advancements in #accessibility - but cutbacks threaten to impact the way people with #disabilities play, connect and communicate with others in the gaming community. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @theverge.com ⬇️)
(Story via @theverge.com ⬇️)
As the game industry cuts back, accessibility is feeling the impact
After years of growth, industry turmoil has left the accessibility community at a standstill.
www.theverge.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The video game industry has made major advancements in #accessibility - but cutbacks threaten to impact the way people with #disabilities play, connect and communicate with others in the gaming community. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via @theverge.com ⬇️)
(Story via @theverge.com ⬇️)
On Nebula now (with bonus commentary), premiering on YouTube in an hour. Turns out, the MPAA aren't the most notorious or the most ironic font pirates of all time. Not by a long shot.
Linus Boman — The secret history of font piracy
The infamous anti-DVD-piracy PSA turns out to have used a
nebula.tv
May 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On Nebula now (with bonus commentary), premiering on YouTube in an hour. Turns out, the MPAA aren't the most notorious or the most ironic font pirates of all time. Not by a long shot.
Moving forward, my performance reviews will be exclusively handled by Trustpilot. I will be taking no further questions at this time.
May 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Moving forward, my performance reviews will be exclusively handled by Trustpilot. I will be taking no further questions at this time.
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I don't know what kind of week you've had, but in case you need it, please observe this diagram on the right of a small figure bowing to you in this electronic stud finder manual.
May 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I don't know what kind of week you've had, but in case you need it, please observe this diagram on the right of a small figure bowing to you in this electronic stud finder manual.
Look I understand the brand would never sign off on it, but the Hitman franchise is Swedish - so why in Odin's name has there never been a level set in a flat pack furniture superstore?
April 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Look I understand the brand would never sign off on it, but the Hitman franchise is Swedish - so why in Odin's name has there never been a level set in a flat pack furniture superstore?
Whoever installs one of these in a restroom with a baby changing station needs to be arrested. They may be released on parole only to serve providing jump scares at haunted houses.
April 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Whoever installs one of these in a restroom with a baby changing station needs to be arrested. They may be released on parole only to serve providing jump scares at haunted houses.
Avoid getting confused by similar shaped glyphs with Atkinson Hyperlegible, now available in the improved "Next" version and Mono. Available on Google Fonts.
The US Secretary of Education referred to AI as ‘A1,’ like the steak sauce
The US Secretary of Education referred to AI as ‘A1,’ like the steak sauce
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attended the ASU+GSV Summit this week, where experts in education and technology gathered to discuss how AI will impact learning. While speaking on a panel about AI in the workforce, McMahon repeatedly referred to AI as “A1,” like the steak sauce. “You know, AI development — I mean, how […]
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April 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Avoid getting confused by similar shaped glyphs with Atkinson Hyperlegible, now available in the improved "Next" version and Mono. Available on Google Fonts.
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With the CEO of Gumroad now at DOGE, I killed everything I have on there. I had a *lot*, so I wrote a script for it.
By request, this is that; it’ll ask for your access token (there’s instructions), back your sales and product data and then nuke your account.
🙌
assisted.site/downloads/gu...
By request, this is that; it’ll ask for your access token (there’s instructions), back your sales and product data and then nuke your account.
🙌
assisted.site/downloads/gu...
April 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
With the CEO of Gumroad now at DOGE, I killed everything I have on there. I had a *lot*, so I wrote a script for it.
By request, this is that; it’ll ask for your access token (there’s instructions), back your sales and product data and then nuke your account.
🙌
assisted.site/downloads/gu...
By request, this is that; it’ll ask for your access token (there’s instructions), back your sales and product data and then nuke your account.
🙌
assisted.site/downloads/gu...
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Wow, you just never know who you will meet when wandering a large trade show floor!
@timesnewboman.com and i were both pleased to run into one another in Vegas this week. ☺️👍
(If you're not a follower, I urge you to immediately watch his stuff, starting here... youtu.be/YP9gEeVQZ2U )
@timesnewboman.com and i were both pleased to run into one another in Vegas this week. ☺️👍
(If you're not a follower, I urge you to immediately watch his stuff, starting here... youtu.be/YP9gEeVQZ2U )
April 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wow, you just never know who you will meet when wandering a large trade show floor!
@timesnewboman.com and i were both pleased to run into one another in Vegas this week. ☺️👍
(If you're not a follower, I urge you to immediately watch his stuff, starting here... youtu.be/YP9gEeVQZ2U )
@timesnewboman.com and i were both pleased to run into one another in Vegas this week. ☺️👍
(If you're not a follower, I urge you to immediately watch his stuff, starting here... youtu.be/YP9gEeVQZ2U )
Someone needs to make Balatro for Mahjong. All I ask is when you inevitably become a billionaire, sure be evil, but just significantly less evil than the rest of the cohort. Like just poison a well and tear down a community centre evil. We'll accept that as progress at this point.
April 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Someone needs to make Balatro for Mahjong. All I ask is when you inevitably become a billionaire, sure be evil, but just significantly less evil than the rest of the cohort. Like just poison a well and tear down a community centre evil. We'll accept that as progress at this point.
engaging with ai slop used to be for boomers on facebook. now it's gen x on reddit. millennials aren't safe. not a matter of if but when.
March 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
engaging with ai slop used to be for boomers on facebook. now it's gen x on reddit. millennials aren't safe. not a matter of if but when.
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Last week, I gave a talk about how we can improve the design of open source software at FOSS Backstage Design in Berlin.
Here's the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TJ...
Here's the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TJ...
Martin Keary – Achieving Excellence in Open Source Software Design #FOSSDesign
YouTube video by Plain Schwarz
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Last week, I gave a talk about how we can improve the design of open source software at FOSS Backstage Design in Berlin.
Here's the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TJ...
Here's the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TJ...
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I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
rupaul disposing of single serving ketchup packet, "now sachet, away!"
February 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
rupaul disposing of single serving ketchup packet, "now sachet, away!"
scrolling anything for literally 30 seconds
February 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
scrolling anything for literally 30 seconds
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Tired of confusing lowercase L’s and uppercase I’s while reading? Us, too. Save yourself the mix-ups and start reading easy with Atkinson Hyperlegible Next—the new and improved version of our award-winning font created with Applied Design.
Download here: bit.ly/4hPhHxF
Download here: bit.ly/4hPhHxF
February 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tired of confusing lowercase L’s and uppercase I’s while reading? Us, too. Save yourself the mix-ups and start reading easy with Atkinson Hyperlegible Next—the new and improved version of our award-winning font created with Applied Design.
Download here: bit.ly/4hPhHxF
Download here: bit.ly/4hPhHxF
This headline writer has really "mastered" the use of quotation marks.
February 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This headline writer has really "mastered" the use of quotation marks.
The thing about Josh Johnson is it *is* very impressive his ability to write new material, totally at a different scale from the generation of comedians before him, he's very talented and works very hard *but*...
February 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The thing about Josh Johnson is it *is* very impressive his ability to write new material, totally at a different scale from the generation of comedians before him, he's very talented and works very hard *but*...
New video out now on @nebula.tv - coming to YouTube tomorrow. There is also an exclusive companion video going deep into the weeds on the design changes and the reported costs. nebula.tv/videos/linus...
Linus Boman — Walmart's new $1 million logo
Did Walmart really lose their minds overpay for a simple logo tweak? To find the real answer, let me break down some branding jargon 101. What's the difference between a logo, a visual identity and a ...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New video out now on @nebula.tv - coming to YouTube tomorrow. There is also an exclusive companion video going deep into the weeds on the design changes and the reported costs. nebula.tv/videos/linus...