Kai Bernau

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Last year, my colleagues and I asked you to participate in a survey about your stances regarding AI (and non-AI) automation in type design.

And wow, did you have things to say – thank you all for filling it in, and for sharing your thoughts and comments. Special thanks to our insightful and patient interviewees, and to our peer reviewers for their sharp and generous remarks.

We are happy to report that after the long slow grind of the academic publishing machinery, an article has been published in Visible Language:

https://www.visible-language.org/journal/issue-60-1-automation-type-design/

Again, many thanks from the team: @alicesavoie@typo.social, Wayne, Sebastian, Raphaela, and me.

Crazy idea here:

How about a redraw of Times that’s minimum 87% the same with maximum 13% overinflating that one weird feature of Times, and then naming it some anagram, or pun, or translation, of “times”, has anyone ever done that yet?

RE: @mcnees@mastodon.social

Happy to say that at least by this one measure I qualify as an academic.

(This is a very nice thread)

RE: @dajb@social.coop

Mine:
- whippersnapper
- automobile
- aerosol
- knickerbocker

RE: @carvalho_bernau@typo.social

Please, my email, she’s very sick

RE: @ketan@climatejustice.social

This, dear reader, is one of the reasons why I judge you for your stupid use of stupid AI tools.

The biggest companies on earth are rolling back their climate goals, no longer expedient, with tremendous environmental impact. All so that you can ask fucking ChatGPT a question you obviously don’t care whether the answer is correct.

Hey designers, when presenting (at conferences etc), do you use…?

(please boost for reach)

What’s wrong with domestic Boards, not good enough for ya!?

No words

French typographers! Nonbreaking Space or Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width) inside quote marks etc. within justified columns?

I am unreasonably annoyed that I can’t get a Lamy Safari Kurutoga anywhere in Europe

RE: @fasterandworse@hci.social

Oh!

Jonathan Biss’ interpretation of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.3 on its own is quite remarkable, but as a part of his “Beethoven/5” cycle coordinates between Beethoven and contemporary composers, this one with a new work by Caroline Shaw is simply unmissable. I’ve known about it for five days and listened to it 12 times.

https://www.orchidclassics.com/releases/orc100433-beethoven-5-vol-5/

RE: @evacide@hachyderm.io

Anyone got this yet?

Between the new Mitsuko Uchida and the new €10 bill proposal, everything’s coming up my way!