Grant Hutchinson

@splorp
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Interface considerations.
Gadget accumulation.
Typography.

Maintainer of the Newton FAQ, Newton Glossary, and @newtontalk mailing list.

Tootcasting live from Calgary, Alberta.

Personalhttps://splorp.com
Typographyhttps://typostrophe.com
Newton FAQhttps://newtonfaq.com
Newton Glossaryhttps://newtonglossary.com
Grant Hutchinson12h ago

“Liars have a relationship to the truth, which they are deliberately choosing to disregard, but bullshitters are gloriously untethered by facts.”

— Thomas Haigh

https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/artificial-intelligence-then-and-now/

Artificial Intelligence Then and Now

Communications of the ACM
Grant Hutchinson15h ago
Blake Patterson1d ago

Registration is now open for INIT HELLO, the new Apple II conference to be held at the System Source Computer Museum in the Baltimore, MD area.

I'll be there - just registered. I hope you're there too!

https://init-hello.org/2025/05/registration-is-open/

#INITHELLO #AppleII #Apple2Forever #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #Apple #conference #Apple2 #MD #Baltimore #technews #retrocomputers

Registration is Open - INIT HELLO

INIT HELLO
Grant Hutchinson16h ago
Brendan@TapForms 🇨🇦1d ago
I can confirm The Iconfactory did a great job designing my new website for the launch of my new app Tap Forms Pro. https://iconfactory.world/@Iconfactory/114434053508888175
The Iconfactory (@Iconfactory@iconfactory.world)

Attached: 1 image Releasing your app this summer? 😎 We’re your one-stop design shop for UI, app icons, website and more. DM us or email design@iconfactory.com

Mastodon
Grant Hutchinson2d ago
Letterform Archive3d ago

Until about 1994, most Emigre fonts were sold on floppy disks. (Later, they were provided on CDs.) Orders for fonts were placed by phone or fax, and disks were sent out by FedEx or UPS.

Go behind the scenes with Zuzana Licko and Rudy VanderLans in our interview on the history of Emigre Fonts: https://letterformarchive.org/news/emigre-fonts-interview/?utm_source=Mastodon

#EarlyDigital #Fonts #Typography #EmigreFonts #LetterformArchive #1990s

Behind the Scenes with Licko & VanderLans

We connected with the duo responsible for Emigre Fonts, whose specimens are reproduced in the latest title from Letterform Archive Books.

Letterform Archive
Grant Hutchinson2d ago
Future Fonts3d ago

We’ve turned Rainer, by Philipp Neumeyer, into magnets! In case you wanted nice type on your fridge, mailbox, filing cabinet, or car. Available in pink or white. Available at https://goods.future-fonts.com

#ad

Future Fonts Store

Future Fonts store for newsprints, shirts, etc.

Grant Hutchinson4d ago
Just added a new reference book to the workshop. David Andrea’s massive tome, “The Electronic Connector Book”.
Grant Hutchinson5d ago
Spot the @Luke!
https://mastodon.social/@nazhamid/114399197246305602
Grant Hutchinson5d ago
alienlebargeApr 24

My first @getkirby plugin.

It converts social handles to proper HTML links
https://alienlebarge.ch/articles/handle-plugin

Handle plugin for Kirby | alienlebarge

Grant Hutchinson5d ago
OH no Type CoApr 21
We have a new winner for least legible typeface! Announcing Swear Smoke: https://ohnotype.co/drawer#swear-smoke
Drawer | OH no Type Company

OH no Type Co. Retail and custom typefaces. Life’s a thrill, fonts are chill!

OH no Type Company
Grant Hutchinson5d ago
jddApr 24

Our web exhibition of Telidon art is now live! In the works since 2018 ...

https://www.remembertomorrow.ca/

Remember Tomorrow: A Telidon Story

Home page for the online exhibition Remember Tomorrow: The Telidon Story. Curated by Shauna Jean Doherty for InterAccess with the support of Digital Museums Canada.