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Rutherford Craze

mass_driver@typo.social

<p>Founder of Mass–Driver, an independent type design studio based in The Hague, Netherlands.</p>

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    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

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    Back in The Hague after an incredible @fontstand 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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    Super nice deep-dive into MD UI here from @jectives, comparing it with some much more famous neo-grotesque typefaces. Thanks Curtis! https://www.youtube.com/live/tm6XDgzj4AA?si=7CFSmY8dz6INpul1&amp;amp;t=1182

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    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 (https://janegbers.info), who has my eternal gratitude for using oldstyle, lining *and* small cap figures in a single project. Via @FontsInUse: https://fontsinuse.com/uses/67027/take-back-mokum Typeface: https://mass-driver.com/typefaces/md-lorien/

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

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

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    I think I just got RSS working for the next version of the foundry website! Would you prefer:

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    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/

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    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 &amp;amp; subscript, and a fractions OpenType feature) Available via @futurefonts: https://www.future-fonts.com/mass-driver/thermochrome

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    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 post!), I’d love to hear what you worked on and potentially feature it on the next version of the foundry website