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Rutherford Craze

@mass_driver@typo.social
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Founder of Mass–Driver, an independent type design studio based in The Hague, Netherlands.

1311 Followers
284 Following
28 Posts
Joined March 18, 2023
Foundry:
https://mass-driver.com
Future Fonts:
https://www.future-fonts.com/mass-driver/
Bsky:
https://bsky.app/profile/mass-driver.com
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago

Last month was the 25 year anniversary of the legalisation of equal marriage in the Netherlands.

To mark the occasion, the Dutch Central Bank and the Royal Mint have together issued a limited-run €5 coin, designed by Koos Breen (https://www.koosbreen.com) and set in MD Nichrome.

I’m grateful to Koos for proactively looking for type made by LGBTQ designers based in the Netherlands, and beyond proud to have played a small role in this immensely meaningful project

koosbreen.com
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 6mo ago

New release: MD UI.

The International Typographic Style projected one step into the future. UI is a neo-grotesque tuned for maximum performance across all scales; a typeface that augments the function of a timeless form.

Available today in 48 styles.

https://mass-driver.com/typefaces/md-ui/

mass-driver.com
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 8mo ago

This week I finished a typeface I started in 2020. Feels weird. It’s better for not having been rushed.

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago

Back in The Hague after an incredible @fontstand@typo.social conference in Berlin!

My parting gift from an otherwise typographically inspiring weekend, a reminder that the capital ẞ is not yet adopted everywhere:

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 6mo ago

Super nice deep-dive into MD UI here from @jectives@typo.social, comparing it with some much more famous neo-grotesque typefaces. Thanks Curtis!

https://www.youtube.com/live/tm6XDgzj4AA?si=7CFSmY8dz6INpul1&t=1182

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 15mo ago

MD Thermochrome v0.3 is out now! This update adds 33 new styles, for a total of 40 — including a new Medium weight and 4 sets of italics.

(Also included are arrows, super & subscript, and a fractions OpenType feature)

Available via @futurefonts@typo.social: https://www.future-fonts.com/mass-driver/thermochrome

future-fonts.com
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 15mo ago

Take Back Mokum, a collection of essays, interviews, illustrations and more, around the theme of squatting and housing in Amsterdam.

The first (and I hope not the last!) book set in my typeface, MD Lórien.

Designed by @janegbers@typo.social (https://janegbers.info), who has my eternal gratitude for using oldstyle, lining *and* small cap figures in a single project.

Via @FontsInUse@typo.social: https://fontsinuse.com/uses/67027/take-back-mokum
Typeface: https://mass-driver.com/typefaces/md-lorien/

janegbers.info
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 2mo ago
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@beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com I’m really happy to read that, thank you!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 2mo ago
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@beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com this was a great read, and an insightful range of perspectives! Thanks for including mine, too :)
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@elliscarsonjones@typo.social as a reader I’ll always prefer website & RSS, but Buttondown has also been great for sending email newsletters
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@nika@typo.social the UK is backsliding scarily fast, and the Netherlands is still far from perfect. But I think that’s what makes appreciating the victories so important!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@caleb@pub.calebhearth.com thank you! It’s always exciting to see my fonts used for physical objects, but this one feels like something really special
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 8mo ago

@eWalthert@typo.social @w__h_@typo.social @tphinney@typo.social @jenskutilek@typo.social @sajatype@typo.social Glyphs has a ‘TrueType Curve Error’ property specifically for adjusting this

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 7mo ago

Have you used any of our fonts in a live project?

If you’re able to share an image or two (or better yet, submit a @FontsInUse@typo.social post!), I’d love to hear what you worked on and potentially feature it on the next version of the foundry website

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 7mo ago
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@morningtype actually yeah, I can’t believe I didn’t consider that. “All” / “Only articles” / “Only releases” feeds
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 7mo ago

I think I just got RSS working for the next version of the foundry website!

Would you prefer:

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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 6mo ago
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@Luke @FontsInUse Thanks for the kind words! I don’t think the static fonts have any reference to it, but the variable version includes a (hidden) ‘MD’ axis location
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@guayabito@mastodon.cr thank you!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 7mo ago
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@marsidesino@typo.social is it an investment though, or just a valuable purchase? fwiw I prefer ‘license’ since that implies there are terms involved, i.e. the customer isn’t getting outright ownership
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@koeberlin sorry we didn’t get a chance to catch up!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 8mo ago
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@fontspectrum whoah, did I miss some bsky news?
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 15mo ago
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@futurefonts@typo.social congrats!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 16mo ago
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@grautesk @glintveinlina at least on the occasion I participated, the Yearbook was an open call (though you have to be looking for it), but all submissions are paid for by the foundry.
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 16mo ago
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@thierryblancpain @glintveinlina @lucaslebihan if we’re talking Slanted, they also sometimes make the spreads themselves. (Made the mistake of submitting exactly once)
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 38mo ago
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@simonwalker@typo.social the stress axis is an imaginary line that runs through the entire house whenever I have a new release coming up
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 6mo ago
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@JoshuaACNewman thank you!
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 5mo ago
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@eWalthert @w__h_ it definitely feels Kis-like to me, but I can’t place it exactly. The top of the /s is quite distinctive
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Rutherford Craze @mass_driver@typo.social
· 16mo ago
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@glintveinlina oh, good to know! will correct my comment (I’ve just never had the option to submit/review layouts personally)
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