Roel Nieskens

@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Computernerd... FROM HELL!
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@metin Wow, I didn't know, and I wouldn't have known if I heard that tune by itself.

I did nearly fall off the couch when I heard the opening tune of Koyaanisqatsi, as I only knew that as the Delta tune by Hubbard!

@nicksherman He seems like an interesting and great person. Sorry for your loss.
pink elephant liquor store statue, mccordsville, indiana, 1980

Freshly graduated, full of CSS knowledge (as well as all the other good web stuff), and looking for a job:

@evaboogaard

Get her on board for creative, out of the box computerin', definitely for creative projects (but she might tolerate boring projects).

Taught by the best! (And me!)

#css #webdev #ad?

@evaboogaard Ja, duh. Gefeliciteerd! \o/

I'm doing an online @fontra demo today at 22:00 CEST, in the Europe track of @Typographics' TypeLab.

Does anyone have a suggestion of an exceptionally complex font that I could use for a part of the demo? Think of very complex outlines, very complex designspace, many glyphs. (OT features not so much.) Let me know if you have something you can share with me, or know of something available online.

This morning, I submitted an almost-final version of my next book, Fine Specimens, ready for my editor to review.

Getting this done required a lot of late nights — not something I ever encourage. But I’m proud of what this book will (hopefully) be when it comes out next year, and very, very relieved. Not that it’s fully done yet.

I’m gathering a few thoughts about this to put in my next newsletter. If you’re interested in the book creation process…

https://elliotjaystocks.com/newsletter

@djrrb @MauriceMeilleur I "knew" Schrofer and Crouwel because of their 80s computer aesthetic (as I interpreted it at the time). I love seeing these graphics. I can imagine these graphics moving on an old 320x200 screen!
@solitha @unseenjapan Is she does it at the same time, she is 🙀

10 minutes from now, TypeLab 2025 kicks off on the TypeLab Americas channel.

RSVP for free to join the Zoom:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/typographics-typelab-2025-tickets-1371585702759

Or watch the livestream on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/_898DlPRRQ4

Full schedule and other details here:
https://2025.typographics.com/typelab/

Typographics TypeLab 2025

This free event will take place June 25–29, some days in-person at The Cooper Union and the other days online with Zoom & Livestream.

Eventbrite