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Simon Lou
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User Interface Designer & Typography Enthusiast

Currently working on my first Mac app

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Why did I think @bradfrost.com would speak about design or development or so?

Anyway, I guess I was wrong.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I stumbled upon this very elegant way of gender-neutralizing words in German using a version of an asterisk which fills the whole x-height. It would be fantastic if type designers would begin incorporating such a glyph into their fonts.
September 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Gemeinsam mit Publix und @algorithmwatch.org laden wir ein zum Gespräch mit @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, Präsidentin des Messengers Signal, über die Frage, wie wir Technologie wieder stärker an menschlichen Bedürfnissen ausrichten können – vor allem beim Schutz unserer Privatsphäre.
➡️ t.ly/lIzA3
July 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Always nice to read.
June 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I kind of like the new cursor.
June 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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a few well-chosen typos relaly make your prose seem like it wasn't written by AI
June 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I don’t know, but the corner radius feels just wrong.
#wwdc25 #macos26
June 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Welcome I guess
#wwdc25 #macos26
June 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Looks like we were ahead of the clear icon curve all the way back in 2006! 😉 #wwdc

https://freeware.iconfactory.com/preview/clbk
June 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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This is a stunning collection of ephemeral print for every day stuff. Y’know, tickets, flyers and labels. The typography, the creative and the history is fascinating.

letterformarchive.org/ephemera/
Ephemera
Letterform Archive’s collection of ephemera aims to outlast its impermanent nature and provide endless design inspiration.
letterformarchive.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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We’d like to thank our good friends at Apple for nominating our Panic-published game, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, for a “Delight and Fun” 2025 Apple Design Award!!

Amazing. Many thanks to everyone who played it, and to Coal Supper for making it. thankgoodness.game
June 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“An Apple VP told me: The most popular text box on all of macOS is Chrome’s URL bar.”

Haha, I can’t!
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A wonderful read from @lmnt.me that shows the world a little differently than most.
lmnt.me/blog/the-dys...
The Dystopian Dream Team
lmnt.me
June 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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📣 The rush to add AI into everything is a big threat to privacy, as we've been saying.

MS Recall's screenshotting everything is a (not) great example of exactly why.

So, Signal took steps to protect everyone using Signal on Windows 11 from Recall's privacy invasion.👇

signal.org/blog/signal-...
By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall
Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is a...
signal.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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April 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I really enjoyed watching this video! Stylistically, I’ve always been a fan of Source Sans and have used it in a number of projects, but now that I know a little more about the person behind the typeface, Paul Hunt, I’m even more motivated to continue using it.
nebula.tv/videos/nebul...
Nebula Sans — Nebula Sans
What started as a simple design choice led to something much more meaningful. This is the story of Nebula Sans — a font built on principle, free to use for anyone who needs it.
nebula.tv
May 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Greetings from SXSW. Just saw Meredith Whittaker (Signal CEO) gave a great talk on why everyone needs privacy even if you don’t think you do. And how being a nonprofit removes the temptation to “further monetize” information you have on your users
March 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM