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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Unpopular opinion: All cars should be black. There should only be black cars.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer I know the type tonalities from elegant to jocular I am a master tracker and my kerning is harmonical I know the sacred swatches and can name the hues Pantonical (Full version of Modern Day Typographer now on my YouTube channel)
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Modern Day Typographer - Elle Cordova
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is nice www.itsnicethat.com/articles/val...
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Valery Poshtarov’s portraits of fathers and sons holding hands is a study of “what remains unsaid between men”
Unlike many photographers, this Sofia-based image maker has no interest in making his sitters ‘comfortable’ – instead, he seeks vulnerability.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The semi vacant shopping malls of Berlin feel quite abandoned and depressing at this point
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
When Bolt Drive was introduced the cars were all nicer and cheaper than Miles cars. Now their just all going down the drain. Switching back to Miles...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
This post teaches you how to account for this and adjust perceived font weight for dark mode without layout shift, with variable fonts and the GRAD axis. nerdy.dev/adjust-perce...
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Using CSS to fix the irradiation illusion · November 29, 2025
How to adjust perceived font weight in dark mode without layout shift
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
"where's my phone? Let me make it ring from my watch!" * Phone rings in my other hand holding it * 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If you're into flags this site is amazing: flagstories.co
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Flag Stories
a project by ferdio
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Seatguru is gone??!!??
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
"The dawn of cheap, disposable UI" jakobnielsenphd.substack.com/p/generative...
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Generative UI from Gemini 3 Pro - Jakob Nielsen on UX
Google's new Gemini 3 Pro is making waves, but not just for its top leaderboard scores. The real story? Generative UI: interfaces that AI designs just for you, right when you need them. Users overwhelmingly prefer these custom-made interfaces over regular websites (90% of the time!). Sure, human designers still win by a hair, but with AI improving exponentially and humans staying roughly the same, that won't last long.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I seem to have listened to a lot of Roy Ayers this year...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
OMG, I'm becoming a maximize all windows to fullscreen person 😬
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Lovely new addition the collection: Wobkey Zen65 with HMX Violet linear switches and GMK CYL Extended 2048 keycaps #mechanicalkeyboard #wobkey
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Absolutely love this, the Space Exploration Logo Archive: spaceexplorationlogoarchive.webflow.io
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Could someone write a really good RSS reader for Android and the web please?
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Good advice: pangrampangram.com/blogs/journa...
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How to create a typographic hierarchy – Pangram Pangram Foundry
Whether you're designing a website, brand, or publication, strong hierarchy ensures clarity; poor hierarchy leads to confusion. Here's how to structure it effectively.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Noch mehr Podcasting zum Thema mechanische Keyboards! Ich war nochmal zu Gast beoim Eigentlich Podcast, diesmal haben wir Flo's neues Keyboard zusammengebaut. Das hat sich als erstaunlich nervenaufreibend herausgestellt. Die Folge gibt's hier: eigentlich-podcast.de/egl087-eigen...
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EGL087 Eigentlich Keyboards 2 – Von den Teilen zum Ganzen
Bauen beim Reden und bauend Reden... Hier kommt Teil 2 unserer Keyboard-Reihe – und Tobs ist wieder zu Gast. Tobs ist Design Lead bei Google Fonts und hat sein neues Hobby „mechanische Keyboards“ in k...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I know this is a total cliché, but there are few things I love as much as just walking around the streets of New York...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
How is 2025 almost over????
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
How is 2025 almost over????
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
More coffee!
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Falls ihr schon immer mal mich und Flo vom Eigentlich Podcast über meine neue gefundene Obsession mit mechanischen Tastaturen plappern hören wolltet, dann ist jetzt endlich der Zeitpunkt gekommen :) Danke, dass ich wieder zu Gast sein durfte!
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Google Fonts is hiring a Program Manager for our Font Development & Release program!
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Program Manager III, User Experience, Core — Google Careers
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“Which font is cleaner?” x.com/jobosonchisa...
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Chisa (@jobosonchisa) on X
The reel in question ✨ 📹 cred: mindofjulia_ (on IG)
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Fonts In Use @fontsinuse.com · 27/07/2025
New on the blog: The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath To commemorate Ozzy Osbourne, we took a deep dive into the obscure typefaces used on Black Sabbath’s first four album covers. fontsinuse.com/uses/35835/t... (Buckle up, it’s a long one.)
A collage of typographic details from Black Sabbath’s first four albums, shown alongside cropped specimens of the typefaces used.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Current state of the collection... #mechanicalkeyboards
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The National Park typeface is inspired by the carved wooden signs of Rocky Mountain National Park. Designed to capture the unique charm of router-engraved lettering, it modernizes these forms while optimizing readability across print, web, and mobile platforms.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I finally got an invite to surf.social – I really love the concept of a new take on the social space, but I think the app is a good example of too much design. The UI is disctracting when it should be getting out of the way...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
If you have any interest at all in Typography you should watch the Elliot's excellent presentation from Config this year youtu.be/n0iAYEpU0Fk...
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Config 2025: Typography is the foundation of any design system with Elliot Jay Stocks
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Watch our Director Wade talk about "The mess and the magic of innovative design at Google": youtu.be/ScajVGS2a8o... I'm proud to have been part of many of these projects: from leading the work on "WebStandardsX" (the framework for marketing sites), Design Tokens for Material, to our brand fonts..
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Config 2025: The mess and the magic of innovative design at Google with Wade Convay
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
SO exciting to see our new brand font Google Sans Flex on the announcements for Material 3 Expressive today, this is something that the Google Fonts team and our many partners have worked on for a long time www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ok...
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Introducing Material 3 Expressive
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The People’s Graphic Design Archive is a crowd-sourced virtual archive of inclusive graphic design history. peoplesgdarchive.org
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People’s Graphic Design Archive
A virtual design archive built by everyone about everyone for everyone.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
"Capturing value at the margin is really difficult to do well." www.seangoedecke.com/difficulty-i...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
In my job I work in the context of Corporate America and there's a lot that can be said about that. But sitting in an ICE train traveling through Germany, listening to all the business phone calls of my fellow travelers, makes me realize that corporate Germany is also quite a thing in itself...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I'm a huge fan of Severance and its aesthetic. Liam wrote a great blog post pondering "How Severance Interrogates The Modern Aesthetic": interfacecafe.com/severance-braun-m…
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How Severance Interrogates The Modern Aesthetic
There might be spoilers in here. But I need to talk about the furniture.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Vodafone Warteschleife: 45 minutes and counting (die Qualität der Warteschleifenmusik ist so schlecht, dass man es eigentlich nur als unangenehmes Scheppern bezeichnen kann)
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The level of effort of activating a SIM card for a mobile number in Germany is roughly equivalent to that of buying a house...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Setting up an #apple Watch for my 11yo has been an absolute desaster. I'm still on the phone with a support person after trying to figure this out for several hours :(
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
What a beautiful article about a typeface that I have a surprising amount of familiarity and vague memories associates with (even growing up in Germany). Marcin takes you on a journey through typographic history with his profile about the Gorton fonts
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Also new key caps for my Aula F75!
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The lofree flow84 is here! First impression is it really feels and sounds a lot more solid than the Nuphy....
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This is glorious: A man doing an impression of Gandalf, reciting the lyrics to the Duck Tales theme youtu.be/KqyD8E1QATs?... (hat tip to the Dense Discovery newsletter www.densediscovery.com/issues/321/ )
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If Ian McKellen performed "Ducktales"
YouTube video by Hunter Davis
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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The latest versions of Safari and Chrome now support CSS `text-box`. We’re getting closer to a future where text labels are perfectly centered on buttons, regardless of the vertical metrics set by the typeface designer.
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My partner gave me an Epomaker Aula F75 keyboard for christmas epomaker.com/products/epo... Since then I've fallen into a bit of a mechanical keyboard rabbit hole...
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EPOMAKER x AULA F75
Optimized 75% Compact Layout The F75 redefines space efficiency with its 75% compact layout. This design integrates all the essential keys in a smaller footprint, making it perfect for streamlined des...
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kosmar 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱 @kosmar.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Neinowitzbrücke
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The Monserrat Underline family, a sibling of Monserrat family, celebrates a special style of underlining integrated into the letterforms found in signs and posters of the Montserrat neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Design led by @julietulanovsky. fonts.google.com/specimen/Mon...
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Doto is a bit-map inspired, open-source, variable, monospace and geometric typeface family, designed for display purposes. Each glyph is built using a 6x10 reference matrix, and the typeface supports two variable axes. fonts.google.com/specimen/Doto #googlefonts
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
I got my partner this piece of art by @michael_davydov_ for Christmas and we both absolutely love it
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Tobias @tobestobs.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Great article about the state of streaming services, especially Netflix www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays…
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Casual Viewing | Issue 49 | n+1 | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer meant fewer shipping costs for Netflix, and fewer DVDs for the company to manage and store. Netflix tracked heavy users of its service — labeling them internally as “pigs” — and secretly throttled their deliveries. It didn’t matter if Netflix rented fewer DVDs than Blockbuster, because the company would keep collecting its monthly fee. The difference between Blockbuster and Netflix was this: Blockbuster punished customers for being forgetful; Netflix rewarded them for being mindless.
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