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celiason.bsky.social
Typeface designer at Teeline Fonts, type historian, art history professor, cocktail enthusiast.
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A nice Manhattan riff if I do say so myself. #cheers

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

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So Last Century #cocktails #original

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown you can SEE HIM he is playing in town you should go and have a good time

How is it 2025 and we still can’t make comments on Endnotes and Footnotes in Microsoft Word 😩

NEH introduces new prohibited categories to comply with executive orders. This is an infringement of academic freedom plain and simple, and also nonsense: what is “discriminatory equity ideology”

It doesn’t make mathematical sense, but I’d swear I’m squeezing the last 5% of toothpaste out of the tube 95% of the times I brush my teeth

democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

I’m presenting a lecture about my work and career as a shape-drawer at Loyola university here in New Orleans. Free entry, all are welcome. Nunemaker Auditorium, Wednesday February 19, 2025 from 4:55-6:10. See ya there!

For some completely unknown and totally undiagnosed reason, I collect envelope security patterns. Today I found a new pattern for my collection so I celebrate by sharing my collection with you: 79 envelope liners for your viewing/art making pleasure. www.are.na/brandon-alva...

New compliance doc for NEA recipients www.arts.gov/grants/legal...

John Do Ya #cocktails #original #cheers Cognac, rye, homemade hazelnut orgeat, lemon twist.

i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

Fantastic essay from @davidwondrich.bsky.social that does a great job of explaining how we got here and that we've been here before. I know my desire for cocktails that are more interesting than tasty has dropped a lot in the last couple of years.

I won’t equate my or my colleagues’ experiences as academics* with the more vulnerable communities targeted by the Trump administration. But there are some developments I’d like to share as an academic in a red state working at a public university. 1/

i’m just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of harper’s bazaar: thread

Delighted to be honored with the APHA fellowship to kick off my sabbatical research! cc: @letterformarchive.org

Sorry I’m busy all day, I have a phone call scheduled at 4pm.

When life hands you -7° temperatures, make porch ice! #cheers

David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.

Connect with world-class type designers and typographers at a vibrant two-day single-track event packed with presentations and discussions on contemporary type, typography, and design. The Fontstand Conference 2025 schedule is now online! fontstand.com/conference/ #fontstandcon2025

Not to brag but the review by my AirBnB host called me an "ideal guest" because "she was hardly here and the time that she spent here was like she was not here", in case you were wondering what my best quality is

What are your top ever explainer graphic novels? Meaning ones whose main purpose is to explain some concept about science, history, philosophy, etc. Not allowed: memoir/biography Not allowed: Logicomix, because you're all going to say it because it's great

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

If you’re starting a new project this week and reaching for the Lorem Ipsum text, make sure you also testing with real-world copy. Latin always looks great, it’s all n’s and o’s and beautiful rhythm — real text is messy, full of k’s and 5’s and punctuation. Design for the mess!

First goes from the Death & Co. cocktail book I got for Christmas were as outstanding as expected. Scotch Lady on left, Ramble on right. #Cheers #cocktails

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller January 2,1947

How Did This Beloved Thing Get So Bad? a guy wanted to get richer What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer

Surprisingly useful listicle www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

Here’s Tom Phinney writing about how bad AI’s type history hallucinations are. www.thomasphinney.com/2024/12/also...

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Looking for a late gift for your typography friends? Fontstand gift cards, here we go! 🎁 (you can choose any value, and they never expire!). fontstand.com/cards Feeling generous? You can also invite your friends to #fontstandcon2025!

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It’s my new favorite newsletter (second only to Helen Rosner’s Food Scene) buttondown.com/perfectsente...