Andrew Boardman
@boardman.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
Designer-type. Creative director at Mangrove Web. Oddball American in Montréal. #web = #accessibility + #open + #typography
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A very happy helping Thanksgiving to all my fediverse neighbors out there. May the day be with you.
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A very happy helping Thanksgiving to all my fediverse neighbors out there. May the day be with you.
I was once called boring, and it never left me. This new post on Dear Designer explores how “boring” design can open the door to clarity, depth, and unexpected beauty.
https://deardesigner.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-boring-design
https://deardesigner.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-boring-design
In Praise of Boring (Design)
On being and being boring in the midst of making. (Not AI generated, I promise.)
deardesigner.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I was once called boring, and it never left me. This new post on Dear Designer explores how “boring” design can open the door to clarity, depth, and unexpected beauty.
https://deardesigner.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-boring-design
https://deardesigner.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-boring-design
A new Dear Designer will be published tomorrow! Tomorrow!
In the meantime, here is Scott Belsky in today’s TypeQuote […]
In the meantime, here is Scott Belsky in today’s TypeQuote […]
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typo.social
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A new Dear Designer will be published tomorrow! Tomorrow!
In the meantime, here is Scott Belsky in today’s TypeQuote […]
In the meantime, here is Scott Belsky in today’s TypeQuote […]
The Dears - amazing to see them again, here in their hometown.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Dears - amazing to see them again, here in their hometown.
I recently wrote an article for RGD called What Designers Owe Each Other. It's a bit of a screed but also an honest call for us to recognize the contributions of others — near and far — in our work.
https://rgd.ca/articles/what-designers-owe-each-other
https://rgd.ca/articles/what-designers-owe-each-other
What designers owe each other
A call for designers to recognize the invisible labour, tools and ideas that make our work possible....
rgd.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I recently wrote an article for RGD called What Designers Owe Each Other. It's a bit of a screed but also an honest call for us to recognize the contributions of others — near and far — in our work.
https://rgd.ca/articles/what-designers-owe-each-other
https://rgd.ca/articles/what-designers-owe-each-other
This is what it looks like to read a mainstream business publication (Forbes) today (not Photoshopped).
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is what it looks like to read a mainstream business publication (Forbes) today (not Photoshopped).
Substack and other creator-focused platforms are pretty costumes for the party of capitalism, fomenting competition in the guise of community,
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Substack and other creator-focused platforms are pretty costumes for the party of capitalism, fomenting competition in the guise of community,
Today’s quote by philosopher Nick Bostrom should help put human existence into some perspective […]
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typo.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today’s quote by philosopher Nick Bostrom should help put human existence into some perspective […]
First snowbike of the season. Joyeux hiver!
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
First snowbike of the season. Joyeux hiver!
Today's TypeQuote from the great Jack Kerouac about compassion:
https://typequote.com/?id=who-knows-my-god-but-that-the-universe-is-not-one-vast-sea-of-compassion-actually-the-veritable-holy-honey-beneath-all-this-show-of-personality-and-cruelty
https://typequote.com/?id=who-knows-my-god-but-that-the-universe-is-not-one-vast-sea-of-compassion-actually-the-veritable-holy-honey-beneath-all-this-show-of-personality-and-cruelty
TypeQuote
Inspirational and uncommon quotes, citations, and excerpts for artists, designers, writers, journalists and their friends.
typequote.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today's TypeQuote from the great Jack Kerouac about compassion:
https://typequote.com/?id=who-knows-my-god-but-that-the-universe-is-not-one-vast-sea-of-compassion-actually-the-veritable-holy-honey-beneath-all-this-show-of-personality-and-cruelty
https://typequote.com/?id=who-knows-my-god-but-that-the-universe-is-not-one-vast-sea-of-compassion-actually-the-veritable-holy-honey-beneath-all-this-show-of-personality-and-cruelty
Today’s quote is from our old friend Philip K. Dick, science fiction writer […]
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typo.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today’s quote is from our old friend Philip K. Dick, science fiction writer […]
Another great post by Russ Stoddard:
"While the big money boys of the Silicon Valley set are trying to figure out how to live forever, there’s a certain class of mission-driven founders who are finding ways to forge their company’s purpose in perpetuity." […]
"While the big money boys of the Silicon Valley set are trying to figure out how to live forever, there’s a certain class of mission-driven founders who are finding ways to forge their company’s purpose in perpetuity." […]
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typo.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Another great post by Russ Stoddard:
"While the big money boys of the Silicon Valley set are trying to figure out how to live forever, there’s a certain class of mission-driven founders who are finding ways to forge their company’s purpose in perpetuity." […]
"While the big money boys of the Silicon Valley set are trying to figure out how to live forever, there’s a certain class of mission-driven founders who are finding ways to forge their company’s purpose in perpetuity." […]
I tried mem AI today. I regret so much.
October 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I tried mem AI today. I regret so much.
A new film about Leni Riefenstahl and her lies about her relationship to the Reich. It looks a little too appropriate for our times.
https://youtu.be/SSOes5fMtLs?si=AgOEA9uZMV0OYrDI
https://youtu.be/SSOes5fMtLs?si=AgOEA9uZMV0OYrDI
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A new film about Leni Riefenstahl and her lies about her relationship to the Reich. It looks a little too appropriate for our times.
https://youtu.be/SSOes5fMtLs?si=AgOEA9uZMV0OYrDI
https://youtu.be/SSOes5fMtLs?si=AgOEA9uZMV0OYrDI
This video of Nick Cave in Paris on his last tour barely captures the energy and beauty of the show we saw him give in Montreal. But 10% of 1000% is still 100%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9TkALgQxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9TkALgQxE
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This video of Nick Cave in Paris on his last tour barely captures the energy and beauty of the show we saw him give in Montreal. But 10% of 1000% is still 100%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9TkALgQxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9TkALgQxE
The world is on fire. Designer salaries are flat. Rent has doubled and meals cost 70% more. In this week's Dear Designer, I explain why now is your moment to go out on your own […]
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typo.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The world is on fire. Designer salaries are flat. Rent has doubled and meals cost 70% more. In this week's Dear Designer, I explain why now is your moment to go out on your own […]
Reposted by Andrew Boardman
Today, October 21, 2025, there is a rally in San Francisco in support of @internetarchive. Tomorrow, the Internet Archive is having a party to celebrate 1 trillion webpages archived. To show my appreciation for their most famous creation, the Wayback Machine, this week's Cybercultural post takes […]
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mastodon.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today, October 21, 2025, there is a rally in San Francisco in support of @internetarchive. Tomorrow, the Internet Archive is having a party to celebrate 1 trillion webpages archived. To show my appreciation for their most famous creation, the Wayback Machine, this week's Cybercultural post takes […]
I love pop-ups that say "We value your privacy." followed by this:
"We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for personalised advertising and content […]
"We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for personalised advertising and content […]
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typo.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I love pop-ups that say "We value your privacy." followed by this:
"We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for personalised advertising and content […]
"We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as cookies and process personal data, such as unique identifiers and standard information sent by a device for personalised advertising and content […]
Substack is social in the best and worst examples of that term. Social in its interactions and positive reinforcement of solidity and solidarity. Social in its use of modern algorithms to secure more attention to its own system. The Fediverse is different because it is emergent, built from local […]
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typo.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Substack is social in the best and worst examples of that term. Social in its interactions and positive reinforcement of solidity and solidarity. Social in its use of modern algorithms to secure more attention to its own system. The Fediverse is different because it is emergent, built from local […]