Carlo Grosoli
@grossolee.bsky.social
Graphic designer, illustrator, design teacher (typesetting, layout design, visual semiotics).
https://linktr.ee/carlogrosoli
[NO A.I.]
🇮🇹, 🇪🇺. Stand with 🇺🇦
https://linktr.ee/carlogrosoli
[NO A.I.]
🇮🇹, 🇪🇺. Stand with 🇺🇦
Kenneth Hiebert's 1992 TOC (Table of Contents) always kills my students. It requires patience and attention. It certainly wasn't made with such an automatic function back then, but the challenge is to try to recreate it using that very Adobe InDesign function. #InDesign #typesetting #kennethhiebert
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Kenneth Hiebert's 1992 TOC (Table of Contents) always kills my students. It requires patience and attention. It certainly wasn't made with such an automatic function back then, but the challenge is to try to recreate it using that very Adobe InDesign function. #InDesign #typesetting #kennethhiebert
Painting Pasta on Saturday with a bad cold.
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Painting Pasta on Saturday with a bad cold.
Why blocked account still able to watch my posts?
AI gurus and users can still scrape my stuff, save my images.
I won't find it convenient staying here if blocking "AI people" can't stop them from seeing my stuff.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
AI gurus and users can still scrape my stuff, save my images.
I won't find it convenient staying here if blocking "AI people" can't stop them from seeing my stuff.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Why blocked account still able to watch my posts?
AI gurus and users can still scrape my stuff, save my images.
I won't find it convenient staying here if blocking "AI people" can't stop them from seeing my stuff.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
AI gurus and users can still scrape my stuff, save my images.
I won't find it convenient staying here if blocking "AI people" can't stop them from seeing my stuff.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
I'm sorry, but I HATE AI and its users.
If you like AI and you follow me, I'll block you.
If you like Gen AI imgs, don't follow me.
Go away.
Stay far away from me.
If you like AI and you follow me, I'll block you.
If you like Gen AI imgs, don't follow me.
Go away.
Stay far away from me.
October 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'm sorry, but I HATE AI and its users.
If you like AI and you follow me, I'll block you.
If you like Gen AI imgs, don't follow me.
Go away.
Stay far away from me.
If you like AI and you follow me, I'll block you.
If you like Gen AI imgs, don't follow me.
Go away.
Stay far away from me.
I showed my students a PDF (of which this image is a very brief and uneven summary) with a history of my graphic inspirations, from adolescence to today. I did this to explain to them how vast graphics is, but also how essential it is to understand typography in order to talk about graphic design.
October 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I showed my students a PDF (of which this image is a very brief and uneven summary) with a history of my graphic inspirations, from adolescence to today. I did this to explain to them how vast graphics is, but also how essential it is to understand typography in order to talk about graphic design.
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"AI" is absolutely and ONLY a marketing term, and at this point if it's being used, the intent behind it is to overpromise to the consumer/end user on the program's actual capabilities. And, of course, none of the "AI" is actually intelligent in any meaningful way.
It would be neat if it wasn’t marketed as AI. Predictive statistical modeling doesn’t really slide off the tongue I guess
October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"AI" is absolutely and ONLY a marketing term, and at this point if it's being used, the intent behind it is to overpromise to the consumer/end user on the program's actual capabilities. And, of course, none of the "AI" is actually intelligent in any meaningful way.
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Agreed. Each word.
"AI" is absolutely and ONLY a marketing term, and at this point if it's being used, the intent behind it is to overpromise to the consumer/end user on the program's actual capabilities. And, of course, none of the "AI" is actually intelligent in any meaningful way.
It would be neat if it wasn’t marketed as AI. Predictive statistical modeling doesn’t really slide off the tongue I guess
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Agreed. Each word.
A Thimbleweed Parl prequel would be awesome.
Honestly, point'n'click adventure are still a great experience.
Honestly, point'n'click adventure are still a great experience.
Ron Gilbert still loves adventure games - but says it's unlikely he'll make another traditional point'n'click like Monkey Island - though he DOES have ideas for a Thimbleweed Park prequel.
Here's our chat about his new game, the rogue-like RPG Death By Scrolling: youtu.be/YULGsutCIM0?...
Here's our chat about his new game, the rogue-like RPG Death By Scrolling: youtu.be/YULGsutCIM0?...
Ron Gilbert on his new rogue-like RPG Death By Scrolling
YouTube video by Cressup
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Thimbleweed Parl prequel would be awesome.
Honestly, point'n'click adventure are still a great experience.
Honestly, point'n'click adventure are still a great experience.
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Street art spotted in New Orleans
September 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Street art spotted in New Orleans
wannit
A good friend got me this awesome book, and aww, look what's near the front!
September 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
wannit
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I am old. I’ve been through so many waves of hustle culture. Outside of occasional crunch times, the overwork is always unnecessary, performative nonsense that provides cover for some combination of bad ideas, abusive leadership, disorganization, a total lack of strategy etc etc.
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I am old. I’ve been through so many waves of hustle culture. Outside of occasional crunch times, the overwork is always unnecessary, performative nonsense that provides cover for some combination of bad ideas, abusive leadership, disorganization, a total lack of strategy etc etc.
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I learned my lesson in my 20s at my first agency job. We did 996+ (midnight sometimes) for months on a huge project for a big name client. It was fun, jamming with my work pals, eating catered meals.
Then a week before handoff, client did a partnership that rendered the work moot.
Never again.
Then a week before handoff, client did a partnership that rendered the work moot.
Never again.
September 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I learned my lesson in my 20s at my first agency job. We did 996+ (midnight sometimes) for months on a huge project for a big name client. It was fun, jamming with my work pals, eating catered meals.
Then a week before handoff, client did a partnership that rendered the work moot.
Never again.
Then a week before handoff, client did a partnership that rendered the work moot.
Never again.
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honestly being a consultant is such an inoculation against bs
most of my projects died on the vine for stupid internal reasons only. MOST of them
it really teaches you that nearly all corporate culture is bs, and that it’s a miracle anything works
most of my projects died on the vine for stupid internal reasons only. MOST of them
it really teaches you that nearly all corporate culture is bs, and that it’s a miracle anything works
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
honestly being a consultant is such an inoculation against bs
most of my projects died on the vine for stupid internal reasons only. MOST of them
it really teaches you that nearly all corporate culture is bs, and that it’s a miracle anything works
most of my projects died on the vine for stupid internal reasons only. MOST of them
it really teaches you that nearly all corporate culture is bs, and that it’s a miracle anything works
July 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
July 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
May 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Remake of a page from Jesuit Joe by Hugo Pratt.
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
May 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Remake of a page from Jesuit Joe by Hugo Pratt.
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
I see, @zeldman.bsky.social . It's a very important that operation. You made me think that maybe this little visual pun exercise was inspired by a sense of annoyance I felt for similar habits and it remains current for this trend of high volume.
May 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I see, @zeldman.bsky.social . It's a very important that operation. You made me think that maybe this little visual pun exercise was inspired by a sense of annoyance I felt for similar habits and it remains current for this trend of high volume.
Remake of a page from Jesuit Joe by Hugo Pratt.
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
May 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Remake of a page from Jesuit Joe by Hugo Pratt.
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
I'm obsessed with that graphic sign.
#comicart #hugopratt #jesuitjoe
In the "about" page of my Substack, The World As Design, I try to give an introduction and explain the title.
grosoli.substack.com/about
grosoli.substack.com/about
About - The World As Design
Understanding who we are by looking at what we design. Click to read The World As Design, by Carlo Grosoli, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
grosoli.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In the "about" page of my Substack, The World As Design, I try to give an introduction and explain the title.
grosoli.substack.com/about
grosoli.substack.com/about
I have Substack.
Inspired by a series of essays by Otl Aicher, I write my series of thoughts about design called "The World As Design".
It's all free. It's translated from Italian.
If you subscribe (again, for free), I'll appreciate it.
grosoli.substack.com
Inspired by a series of essays by Otl Aicher, I write my series of thoughts about design called "The World As Design".
It's all free. It's translated from Italian.
If you subscribe (again, for free), I'll appreciate it.
grosoli.substack.com
The World As Design | Carlo Grosoli | Substack
Understanding who we are by looking at what we design. Click to read The World As Design, by Carlo Grosoli, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
grosoli.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I have Substack.
Inspired by a series of essays by Otl Aicher, I write my series of thoughts about design called "The World As Design".
It's all free. It's translated from Italian.
If you subscribe (again, for free), I'll appreciate it.
grosoli.substack.com
Inspired by a series of essays by Otl Aicher, I write my series of thoughts about design called "The World As Design".
It's all free. It's translated from Italian.
If you subscribe (again, for free), I'll appreciate it.
grosoli.substack.com
I'm watching Turning Point: The War in Vietnam. It talks about the Winter Soldier Investigation, and this spread comes up. I'm curious about the font, but I can't think of it. It could be Future Display. I have it but I've never used it. fontsinuse.com/typefaces/40...
@fontsinuse.com
@fontsinuse.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I'm watching Turning Point: The War in Vietnam. It talks about the Winter Soldier Investigation, and this spread comes up. I'm curious about the font, but I can't think of it. It could be Future Display. I have it but I've never used it. fontsinuse.com/typefaces/40...
@fontsinuse.com
@fontsinuse.com
Years ago, I would have felt like an impostor calling myself a graphic designer, let alone a designer. Then, over time, I changed. My punitive humility has come to a more moderate level. Now I inevitably consider myself a designer of anything. So I made myself a small table for the hallway.
May 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Years ago, I would have felt like an impostor calling myself a graphic designer, let alone a designer. Then, over time, I changed. My punitive humility has come to a more moderate level. Now I inevitably consider myself a designer of anything. So I made myself a small table for the hallway.
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New on the Blog: #StarWars movie posters from Hungary.
Tibor Helényi’s design demonstrates how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain. fontsinuse.com/uses/41850/s...
#TiborHelényi #JohnLangdon #MayThe4th #MayTheFourth
#StarWarsDay #FontsInUse #Fonts
Tibor Helényi’s design demonstrates how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain. fontsinuse.com/uses/41850/s...
#TiborHelényi #JohnLangdon #MayThe4th #MayTheFourth
#StarWarsDay #FontsInUse #Fonts
Star Wars movie posters from Hungary
Tibor Helényi’s art and typography demonstrate how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain.
fontsinuse.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
New on the Blog: #StarWars movie posters from Hungary.
Tibor Helényi’s design demonstrates how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain. fontsinuse.com/uses/41850/s...
#TiborHelényi #JohnLangdon #MayThe4th #MayTheFourth
#StarWarsDay #FontsInUse #Fonts
Tibor Helényi’s design demonstrates how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain. fontsinuse.com/uses/41850/s...
#TiborHelényi #JohnLangdon #MayThe4th #MayTheFourth
#StarWarsDay #FontsInUse #Fonts
I picked up Hugo Pratt again, but the old stuff. Like Ticonderoga (Flint), published from '57 to '62 and written by the legendary Héctor Oesterheld. I want to immerse myself in his process of choosing the graphic hints for the final synthesis of each figure.
#sketchbook #comicart #hugopratt
#sketchbook #comicart #hugopratt
May 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I picked up Hugo Pratt again, but the old stuff. Like Ticonderoga (Flint), published from '57 to '62 and written by the legendary Héctor Oesterheld. I want to immerse myself in his process of choosing the graphic hints for the final synthesis of each figure.
#sketchbook #comicart #hugopratt
#sketchbook #comicart #hugopratt