Glenda Adams
Another throwback #NerdStitch, I loved the old original Mac fonts, so I decided to do a pixel perfect font sampler!
May 24, 2023 at 3:04amIvory for iOS
Show threadm_eimanMay 24, 2023
@Gmatom @wezm it wasn’t until the third time I saw the image I realized it was stiched and not digital 🙃 Nice work!
Show threadKelly GuimontMay 24, 2023
@Gmatom I love this!!
Show threadSpace HoboMay 24, 2023
@Gmatom My favourite story about those fonts was that they were originally named after stops on the Long Island Railroad, because that was a list of temporary code names that was as good as any. Jobs barged in and, misreading the situation as always, chastised the developers for not picking more glamorous cities.
Show threadGlenda AdamsMay 24, 2023
@spacehobo I’d never heard that, that’s hilarious!
Show threadShoshana 🏳️‍⚧️May 24, 2023

@Gmatom This is amazing!

I loved "Chicago" so much. I love the attention to detail in creating a font that's both bold and legible on low-resolution monochromatic screens.

I think it was one of the subtly great things about the iPod: Apple had a font that just worked so well on that screen. It looks so smooth at low-resolution because it makes choices to avoid a lot of diagonals.

Show threadMarcello Bastéa-ForteMay 24, 2023
@Gmatom @jentrification I never even owned/used a Mac until deep in the OS X timeline but this is somehow very nostalgic
Show threadPierreNick  💾May 24, 2023
@Gmatom This is absolutely superb, wow 🤩.
Show threadJosh JusticeMay 24, 2023
@Gmatom @hypertalking need to do one with the extremely janky way it rendered Palatino italic at small font sizes 😃
Show threadloptaMay 26, 2023
@Gmatom Why did San Francisco look like a ransom note?