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Studio Notes #72

Hello, Hypertext Penpals. Here's issue #72 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍎 I ended up backing a new Kickstarter this week for Coin, a tiny “knife” that’s the size of a quarter. Fits on a keyring, has a bottle-opener. That cool-looking, swirly steel

New Caps & Tees

Hello Friends, Today I'm releasing some new caps and tees on the goods shop for people like you. Take 15% off any tee or cap in the shop with code CAPSANDTEES at checkout. First up? The Ampersand Wool Cap. We like ampersands. You like ampersands (I'm

For Secret Club Members

A Little Chat About Merch Vendors

Last week, I spent our monthly “Secret Meeting” rambling for about an hour about all the merch vendors I've used over the years to make physical goods that show off the fonts I'm making. We recorded it, and it's available for Secret Club members

Studio Notes #71

Greetings, Warriors of the World. Here's issue #71 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🏄‍♂️ Today's visual meditation is a non-narrated, lamination and glassing of a Timpone surfboard in their Maui workshop. The craft is on full display here and everything is finessed

Studio Notes #70

Howdy, Fine People. Here's issue #70 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🧳 This book is an instant add-to-cart: Hotel Retro: Vintage Luggage Labels from Tokyo to Buenos Aires is a forthcoming hardcover from the Letterform Archive that collects 330 travel stickers from the late

Studio Notes #69

Hi Folks, Normally we'd deliver quick bits to you, as we do every Friday. Today however, we are essentially closed for business; standing in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and all people who oppose an authoritarian administration hell-bent on eroding the Constitution and dividing the world. We&

Studio Notes #68

Happy Friday, Friends. Here's issue #68 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📞 I'm one of those people that really dislikes talking on the phone. But perhaps this throwback USB handset would help, taking me back to the days when it was the

Introducing Clauthbound

Hello, folks! Today I'm pleased to release our 17th typeface and the first of 2026. It's one steeped in literary tradition combined with my penchant for slightly analog, warbling letterforms. Clauthbound is a gently-stressed, display sans inspired by the foil-stamped, cloth book covers from the early-mid

Studio Notes #67

Happy Friday, Design Folks. Here's issue #67 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🏄‍♂️ ORION is a short film about Orion Miller, a surfer in Montréal who braves frigid winter temps to ride the infinite waves of the St. Lawrence River. It's beautifully

For Secret Club Members

Clauthbound Pre-Release

Today, I'm very excited to finally share the pre-release of Clauthbound (our latest typeface) with Secret Club members. ✨Secret Club members get all of our fonts including pre-releases plus additional perks. Clauthbound is a gently-stressed display sans in all-caps. I was inspired by dusty old mid-twentieth-century book covers

Studio Notes #66

Greetings, my friends. Here's issue #66 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🧑‍🚀 MTV Rewind is an ad-free website that collected over 35,000 music videos navigable by decade or category, with quick prev/next buttons and other nostalgia. A gift to any of us

Secret Club™ 2026 Updates

Greetings, folks! I write to you today with a quick—but impactful—update to our Secret Club™ offering to kick off the new year. Starting today, an annual SC subscription will include access to our entire font library, as well as any future releases while you're a member.

Studio Notes #65

Happy New Year, folks! Here's issue #65 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🥔 Got mesmerized by these weaved Pringles photos. Art is everywhere! I'm going to try and find new ways to create with everyday, out-of-the-ordinary, temporary media this year. 🎥 My deep

Studio Notes #64

Happy Holidays, Friends! Here's issue #64 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This week's issue is an abbreviated one, while we're recovering from holiday shenanigans and festivities. I hope you're wrapping up 2025 with good vibes and peace.

Studio Notes #63

Happy Friday, Folks. Here's issue #63 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. ✍️ This website is marketing-y as heck, but I have to imagine I'd have a lot of fun with an engraving pen. Drawing on glass bottles and guitar picks and...Macbooks?

Studio Notes #62

Season's Greetings, Friends. Here's issue #62 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍝 I don't make fresh pasta—but I certainly eat it. If I was going to make it from scratch though, I would absolutely pay attention to Mateo Kitchen.

Studio Notes #61

Greetings, Crafty Crew. Here's issue #61 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📏 I wasn't familiar with Dimensions, but it's a sort of like a giant, visual Wikipedia for, well, the dimensions of things. The measurements of anything. Things like a

Studio Notes #60

Hello E-Commerce-Email-Wading Friends. Here's issue #60 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. I realize you're getting emails from every single company you've ever corresponded with today. I apologize, but here's another one 😄 Everything here is on sale as

Studio Notes #59

Hello there, Type & Design Friends. Here's issue #59 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📽️ I'm loving the behind-the-scenes look at these stop-motion shorts from Snotmotion (great name). Within a minute or two they expose some magical DIY animation techniques. And the

Studio Notes #58

Greetings, Design Pals. Here's issue #58 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🗡️ Artist Julien Curi is making another animated film called Knight and the Snail made entirely out of paper. His stop-motion work is mind-bogglingly detailed and incredible, and you can contribute to the

Studio Notes #57

Hello, Compadres. Here's issue #57 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🐸 For their 70th anniversary, The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off hundreds of amazing puppets and props from various Muppet shows and movies. Prices are, of course, insane already—but it's

Studio Notes #56

Hello, Spooky Friends. Here's issue #56 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. Happy Halloween from Salem, Mass. 🏁 I still love paper. Books, magazines, prints, cards, etc. Anything tactile that holds information and design. As a new-ish F1 fan, I was happy to come across

Studio Notes #55

Hello, Amigos. Here's issue #55 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🌶️ I like hot sauce. But not if it's too hot. There has to be a good balance of heat, acid, and then the taste of the actual peppers. Ten years ago

Studio Notes #54

Hi, Good People. Here's issue #54 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🎹 Mike van der Sanden answers the question, What melodies can be found in typography? The result is surprisingly soothing tones. Mike takes letterforms and creates a "piano roll" type of

Studio Notes #53

Hey there, Buddies. Here's issue #53 of Studio Notes™—quick bits delivered to you each Friday.  🎨 Captivating scenes from Marina Minis. The artist meticulously handcrafts miniature diorama "sets" and lights them like a film stage. The level of detail and the mood they create is tremendous.