ellis carson jones

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graphic & type designer.

i love good books, good dogs, and good type.
making fonts at prologuetype.co.
pronounsthey/them
type foundryhttps://www.prologuetype.co
portfoliohttps://www.elliscarsonjones.com
Show threadellis carson jones2d ago
@Stuarthazley not exactly incorporated into my site, but i currently use Gumroad & link to it from my foundry site. blatantly borrowed this idea from Nuform Type
ellis carson jonesMar 24
pleased to report that after resisting coding for my entire life i gave in and decided to start learning python for type design and 1) i am making good progress and 2) i am… having fun?!
Show threadellis carson jonesMar 16
@daytonamess okay this is blowing my mind
Show threadellis carson jonesFeb 26
@daytonamess would love to hear how you use it for managing font projects if you ever feel like sharing!!
Show threadellis carson jonesFeb 26
@daytonamess did i design a whole font last summer SPECIFICALLY to use for my obsidian headings? …maybe.
Show threadellis carson jonesJan 5

@db you’ve got me (prologue type) but i moved to chicago!

thanks for all the work you do—incredibly helpful!!

ellis carson jonesJan 2
Kel TroughtonJan 2

Happy to announce that Overlap Type now has a selection of our typefaces available through Adobe Fonts. Please go sync them, and happy new year!

https://fonts.adobe.com/foundries/overlap-type
#adobefonts #typeface #graphicdesign

Show threadellis carson jonesOct 10
currently i can get about as far as running a file through the online version of fontbakery and fixing most of the issues it finds by googling the error messages, but i would love to feel more confident in understanding what i am doing and why
ellis carson jonesOct 10
looking for resources to learn font engineering; does anyone have recommendations? particularly for someone with only a tiny bit of coding knowledge
ellis carson jonesSep 18, 2025
fabio popSep 17, 2025
@flaviazim such great insights & writing! also, quite disturbingly relatable: https://contraforma.substack.com/p/is-finishing-fonts-a-lie
Is Finishing Fonts a Lie? Lessons from a Production Sprint

Type designer Flavia Zimbardi on why finishing fonts is a myth, and how structure, timing, and collaboration sustain meaningful creative freedom.

Contraforma