Two tickets for Departure, please (Interview)
Today we’re joined by a dynamic duo, Helena Zhang & Tobias Fried, who team up on all sorts of digital passion projects. This includes the wildly popular [Phosphor Icons] (https://phosphoricons.com/) plus their latest joint, [Departure Mono] (https://departuremono.com/) , a monospaced pixel font with a lo-fi technical vibe… that both Adam & Jerod are pretty much in love with. We discuss their tastes & inspirations, how they collab, making money on passion projects like these, velvet ropes & so much more.
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Featuring:
---Helena Zhang – [Mastodon] (https://typo.social/@minoraxis) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/minor_axis) , [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhanghelena)
---Tobias Fried – [Mastodon] (https://hachyderm.io/@rektdeckard) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/friedtm) , [GitHub] (https://github.com/rektdeckard) , [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiasfried) , [Website] (https://tobiasfried.com)
---Adam Stacoviak – [Mastodon] (https://changelog.social/@adam) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/adamstac) , [GitHub] (https://github.com/adamstac) , [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak) , [Website] (https://adamstacoviak.com/)
---Jerod Santo – [Mastodon] (https://changelog.social/@jerod) , [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/jerodsanto) , [GitHub] (https://github.com/jerodsanto) , [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerodsanto)
Show Notes:
Project sites
--- [Departure Mono] (https://departuremono.com/)
--- [Phosphor Icons] (https://phosphoricons.com/)
Fonts mentioned
--- [Iosevka] (https://typeof.net/Iosevka/)
--- [Berkeley Mono] (https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/)
--- [Commit Mono] (https://commitmono.com/)
--- [IBM Plex] (https://www.ibm.com/plex/)
--- [Unifont] (https://unifoundry.com/unifont/)
Other cool stuff
--- [A great library of old PC fonts] (https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/)
--- [Somebody made the game from Severance!] (https://lumon-industries.com)
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