Post #1508531
2025-05-31 16:32 UTC
Replies (11)
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@slye@typo.social 2025-05-31 16:32
This looks like the formal end of an era – the muted conclusion of a decades-long program, Adobe Originals, that has been ebbing away. Not exactly surprising given Adobe’s, er, current product focus, but a melancholic moment. I hope Robert gets the send-off he deserves for his 38 years of service.
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@wtrmt@mastodon.social 2025-05-31 17:58
@slye Robert's work has been so inspiring. Adobe firing him when he is about to retire is just callous. I recently did a monogram for @sinituulia based on Poetica's ligatures, his first font designed for Adobe Originals in 1992. I celebrate Robert's work from Chile! Regardless of these news, he has not been forgotten!
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@krono@toot.berlin 2025-05-31 18:29
@slye That's demeaning from Adobe.
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@argonaut@mastodon.social 2025-05-31 19:11
@slye @nicksherman tangentially related, and anecdotical, but i kinda felt their ways were going off the rails when i started using XP, which was so bad with typography that when one was managing text it actually felt like it wasn’t an Adobe tool at all.
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@jfml@mastodon.art 2025-05-31 20:17
@slye Can't wait for Adobe announcing a barely functioning AI slob automated typeface designer tool trainwreck tomorrow!
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@guayabito@mastodon.cr 2025-05-31 23:29
@slye this is totally disheartening and shameful!
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@wtrmt@mastodon.social 2025-06-02 16:19
@slye Is there any way to write to Robert? Does he have a personal website?
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@skry@mastodon.social 2025-06-04 01:39
@slye @typographica It’s also a shitty and inhumane thing to do to a longtime loyal employee, especially in a down market. I hope every Adobe employee sees this for what it means about their own career trajectories.
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@nev@status.nevillepark.ca 2025-06-04 02:14
@slye what?? Why?!
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@stefan@swiss.social 2025-06-04 08:12
@slye In some countries its better to be fired than go on your own terms. Financially speaking. Maybe they wanted to do him a favour? Who knows?
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@vhbelvadi@indieweb.social 2025-06-10 21:16
@slye Common as it is, Minion will always be my favourite work from Slimbach. I was also excited to see the new Kis and Aldine, but perhaps this unfortunate news is why they scheduled the releases as they did.