Aficionado Studio
@aficionado.studio
Aficionado is a design practice making printed matter, objects and commercial work two hours south of Mexico City
https://www.aficionado.studio
https://www.aficionado.studio
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I’ve been wondering who would revive the relatively unknown Stempel typeface, Information (and its predecessor Reform-Grotesk). Fortunately, it is Pierre Pané-Farré and Forgotten Shapes: forgotten-shapes.com/information
#PierrePaneFarre #ForgottenShapes #TypeRevivals #TypeDesign
#PierrePaneFarre #ForgottenShapes #TypeRevivals #TypeDesign
June 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’ve been wondering who would revive the relatively unknown Stempel typeface, Information (and its predecessor Reform-Grotesk). Fortunately, it is Pierre Pané-Farré and Forgotten Shapes: forgotten-shapes.com/information
#PierrePaneFarre #ForgottenShapes #TypeRevivals #TypeDesign
#PierrePaneFarre #ForgottenShapes #TypeRevivals #TypeDesign
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Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister
August 15, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister
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For National Library Week, we can't recommend enough @shannonmattern.bsky.social's 2014 essay "Library as Infrastructure."
A decade on, it remains a potent argument for libraries as social, technological & intellectual infrastructure — part of a critical network of institutions buoying public life.
A decade on, it remains a potent argument for libraries as social, technological & intellectual infrastructure — part of a critical network of institutions buoying public life.
Library as Infrastructure
Reading room, social service center, innovation lab. How far can we stretch the public library?
placesjournal.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For National Library Week, we can't recommend enough @shannonmattern.bsky.social's 2014 essay "Library as Infrastructure."
A decade on, it remains a potent argument for libraries as social, technological & intellectual infrastructure — part of a critical network of institutions buoying public life.
A decade on, it remains a potent argument for libraries as social, technological & intellectual infrastructure — part of a critical network of institutions buoying public life.
Daring and gorgeous. @boogypaper.bsky.social is always a breath of fresh air
New release! Announcing Place, a wide and beautiful serif display typefaces for all sizes by the brilliant type designer and calligrapher Julien Priez. Place offers both Latin and blackletter capitals, giving it a particular skill for creating logotypes.
commercialtype.com/catalog/place
commercialtype.com/catalog/place
December 18, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Daring and gorgeous. @boogypaper.bsky.social is always a breath of fresh air
And here why you shouldn’t jump to conclusions after only seeing the logotype
Jaguar reveals Type 00 at Miami Art Week, bringing its new brand to life 👀 https://buff.ly/49l4aea
December 3, 2024 at 3:07 PM
And here why you shouldn’t jump to conclusions after only seeing the logotype
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The best thing about my Nespresso machine is that I can have coffee before I make coffee in the mornings.
November 26, 2024 at 1:59 PM
The best thing about my Nespresso machine is that I can have coffee before I make coffee in the mornings.
Need to know the story behind the refusal to update DTL’s website. So old it’s cool again
November 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Need to know the story behind the refusal to update DTL’s website. So old it’s cool again
What are the best essays in design theory of the last 10 years. What is the “Fuck Content” of this generation?
November 29, 2024 at 5:21 PM
What are the best essays in design theory of the last 10 years. What is the “Fuck Content” of this generation?
I think we should go back to the Twitter days of stars instead of likes
Bluesky 🦋 tip of the day:
How to bookmark?
Use your second Bluesky account to send a private message to it with a link to a post that you want to bookmark.
How to bookmark?
Use your second Bluesky account to send a private message to it with a link to a post that you want to bookmark.
November 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM
I think we should go back to the Twitter days of stars instead of likes
Always thought transitional newspaper fonts and the German language are a match made in heaven.
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Always thought transitional newspaper fonts and the German language are a match made in heaven.
Intuition and good taste are fundamentally at odds with modern-day management bureaucracy
It’s fascinating how startups with just a small team of designers can create far better UI/UX than massive corporations with hundreds of design staff. It’s as if passion, agility and focus outshine size and resources.
November 26, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Intuition and good taste are fundamentally at odds with modern-day management bureaucracy
Social networks took everything from the web and gave nothing back, thus ending the 2.0 era.
Don’t be surprised why we are not on Threads
Don’t be surprised why we are not on Threads
Why I like Bluesky (among many other reasons):
You open a link, you read it in your browser. And the link will stay there, a tab in your browser.
Yes. Just that. It will stay there for later.
You open a link, you read it in your browser. And the link will stay there, a tab in your browser.
Yes. Just that. It will stay there for later.
November 26, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Social networks took everything from the web and gave nothing back, thus ending the 2.0 era.
Don’t be surprised why we are not on Threads
Don’t be surprised why we are not on Threads
Fantastic new release by Sharp Type (Ceraph). Really easy to use due to its x-height. Italics are always a treat in Sharp Type's catalogue
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Fantastic new release by Sharp Type (Ceraph). Really easy to use due to its x-height. Italics are always a treat in Sharp Type's catalogue
A good thought to start the day at the studio: An argument against art that addresses contemporary issues and topical culture rests on the virtue of slowness [...] Slowness works against all of our prevailing urges and requirements [...] Moving with the times places you in a blind spot.
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
A good thought to start the day at the studio: An argument against art that addresses contemporary issues and topical culture rests on the virtue of slowness [...] Slowness works against all of our prevailing urges and requirements [...] Moving with the times places you in a blind spot.