Did you know the GitHub Monaspace project includes nearly three quarters of a million glyphs?
We documented the design process in our brand new case study:
lettermatic.com/custom/monas...
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the kind words!
Texture healing is one of the most innovative things I’ve seen in digital typography recently. 🧑🍳💋
incredible work! @github.com giving the world one hell of a gift by open-sourcing this font family containing *nearly three-quarters of a million glyphs*! 🤯
can't wait to start using it in my projects 🤩
I love the level of detail, thought and expression this kind of true artisanship delivers.
Incredible case study for designers of all kinds to check out!
Yes, the order of operations was quite different. Generally you have to start the process by ‘solving’ the glyphs that are most impacted by the fixed width. So you begin with glyphs like the boldest ‘m’ for example, and work your way towards things that fit more naturally within the constraint.
Thanks so much! It was a joy to work on. And wouldn’t have been possible without my talented colleagues at Lettermatic.
Strongly recommend this read; it leads up to a quite powerful showcase of multiple styles of the superfamily in HTML and in code. It makes perfect sense when you see it.
You can checkout monaspace here if you haven't already: monaspace.githubnext.com
Thanks for the kind words Mike!
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much Steve! So glad you liked it.
Very kind, thanks Johannes. Thanks for reading!
Thank you for the kind words!
Lettermatic ✕ GitHub Next: the inside story of Monaspace, a truly groundbreaking advancement for how we display code. We knew that Lettermatic would go deep, but we were still amazed by their level of knowledge and craft.
See their case study below, and get the fonts at monaspace.githubnext.com
Very kind Dom, thanks very much!
Fixing the link now. Thanks!
Great work on this Jane!
Amazing write-up about Monaspace - our wonderful family of fonts that we created together with our friends at Lettermatic 🥰
Some of you may know I've been working as a typeface designer at Lettermatic for the last 2.5 years. Here's the case study for Monaspace, our collaboration with @github.com @githubnext.com. I wrote the case study and worked on Cyrillic, Greek, and IPA characters for the 4.1 update.
New work for GitHub: Monaspace. 🔤
A superfamily of 5 open-source typefaces for code.
Full case study here: lettermatic.com/custom/monas...
Do I know anyone who has a Deadlock invite?
Well there’s a new experience. Streaming service removes a show from their offerings WHILE I am watching it. 📺
It's tempting to think that simpler letterforms = more legibility. But in my experience, that's not true. Typefaces are design systems too, and they need a certain level of complexity to work well. Here's why:
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You’d think they’d actually embrace this since the least effect ad ever must be the one to the person who just acquired the product?
I miss the internet of the past.
Just pre-ordered!
Congratulations Kee!
