Roel Nieskens
@pixelambacht@typo.social
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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13h ago
@astridpoot Leuk om te lezen! Was er graag bij geweest. Maar zowel deze als die op 10 juni moet ik missen 😭
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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1d ago
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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2d ago
🤫 I just fixed a super embarrassing oversight in how I used name table IDs to show the font's name.
This little bug was there forever and so in-your-face that I became blind to it.
Refresh your fondue and it'll report the PROPER name!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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2d ago
@mitradranirban @typearture @cjtype @djrrb @behdad Haha cool! Just to be 107% transparent, I'm not actually keeping count, but just in case:
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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2d ago
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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2d ago
@djrrb I'm low on time the coming few weeks, but I'd be interested in figuring this out if it isn't already been done by then. If it doesn't get buried under all the other "oh cool, gotta play with that"-stuff! :D
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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2d ago
I keep thinking about a talk I saw by Ferdinand Ulrich, archivist of early digital fonts.
Ulrich showed how institutions have huge archives, with reports and books and correspondence of people from the type world exploring how analog typography could be used on the computer. The birth of digital typography!
You could read all the back-and-forth that went into establishing standards, exporing new ideas, creating prototypes. When the world wide web became common, much of this obviously moved to the digital world. Until ~2010 people were still in the habit of printing and archiving important mails, but after that?
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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3d ago
Very proud that a little quality-of-life improvement in the new Wakamai Fondue caught @mwichary@mastodon.online's eye, and made it to the Unsung blog!
https://unsung.aresluna.org/thoughtful-file-dropping-in-wakamaifondue/
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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3d ago
@behdad @typearture Oh yeah:
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;-)
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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4d ago
@typearture Well, @cjtype and @frankrolf also showed me that each *color* in the palette can be named and made tests fonts, so soon I'll also show that... in case you like to do more updates to your fonts! :D
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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4d ago
@typearture Thanks Arthur! And remember, no more excuses for not naming your palettes anymore, because with this release the counter for software supporting paletteLabels is updated to:
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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4d ago
Wakamai Fondue got featured on Jectives Typography News!
@jectives@typo.social basically gives a quick tour through what's new in the fondue, and of course goes through the latest font releases and news. If you're having a 1 hour, 7 minutes and 13 seconds long lunch, this video will fit RIGHT in!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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6d ago
@eWalthert @vasilis Oh, it should bail out if it can't deal with something, not just spin forever!
Good to hear it's useful! \o/
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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6d ago
@dannycalders Thanks Daniel! May you dip many a font in the fondue!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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6d ago
@vasilis Thank YOU for using it! 🙏
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Apr 10, 2026
I am *deliriously* happy to announce that the new Wakamai Fondue is finally live!!
https://www.wakamaifondue.com/
Thanks for making do with the shoddy old version, for trying out the beta, for your patience, and for your support!
I will dive into all that's new and better very soon, but until then, I wrote a short introduction and why I am so happy this new version is finally out: https://pixelambacht.nl/2026/a-new-wakamai-fondue/
Happy fondueing!! 🫕
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Apr 08, 2026
@sarajw @anarodrigues Yeah, I could just supply a vector image, and the machine figures out how to stitch and what colors to take. No special prep needed for the digital file — at least not for the shop here. I remember seeing a whole bunch of colors so unless you need really specific colors, or a gradient, the basic setup seemed adequate for stuff like the Cyberspace patches linked in this thread!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Apr 08, 2026
@anarodrigues FWIW, I just discovered that my local custom workwear shop can make embroidered iron-on patches. My inner 16-year-old punk was ecstatic! Maybe your local shop does this too?
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Apr 02, 2026
@onpaperwings @paulvanderlaan @letterror Hey Doug, same here! Both on the "looking forward to Berlin" _and_ the "talk about variable fonts" subjects!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Mar 31, 2026
🤫 Tiny colorful update to Wakamai Fondue 🤫
You can use a color font's built-in palettes in the main tester!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Mar 27, 2026
@ankedesign @matuzo I alternate constantly. Which is fun to do! The music, the memories, the reasons why they keep popping up in the back of the mind. All reasons to decide which one is better!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Mar 27, 2026
@matuzo Ooh, I happend to be on a 90s binge right now!
I still think The Breeders' "Last Splash" is phenomenal.
Also Sonic Youth's "Goo" or "Dirty", can't decide which one.
Runner up, fed by nostalgia: Elastica's "Elastica"!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Mar 02, 2026
@ammon Thanks for the offer! I still superdig Monoflow, but indeed will stick with system fonts to not distract from the main font!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Mar 02, 2026
@colinmford 💖
I'm set for now, but there's more in the future!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Feb 27, 2026
@benkiel Ooh I'd love to see that in the fondue! Lemme send electronic mail 📨
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Feb 27, 2026
The font will serve two purposes:
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Folks can just see how the fondue works, and get an idea of what their fonts might be able to do
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Your font will be advertised and hopefully send so many folks your way that your server explodes and you drown in money from all the sales you make
Questions? Wanna know more? Or less? Just send me an email, or ping me here! Contact info under the questionmarkbutton in the top right corner!
#ad?
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Feb 27, 2026
🥳 Wakamai Fondue is looking for a good try-out font!
Does your font have a nice set of OpenType features and variable axes that you want to show off in Wakamai Fondue?
If so, let's strike a deal 🤝 (For free) You'll get a banner to send folks to your site, too!
Gimlet has been serving us well for the past years on https://wakamaifondue.com/beta/ (thanks for your patience, @djrrb@mastodon.social!) but for the new release we can use a fresh font.
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Feb 06, 2026
This is complete goosebump-o-rama to me: LFT explains a classic C64 tunnel demo effect which is ultra-nerdy and super impressive.
It looks great, it's very clever, it uses known tricks in a new, original way, and it's really well explained. Even mediocre coders like me could implement this after he provides the "aha!"-moment.
If you ever owned a Commodore 64 and coded a little on it, you might enjoy this:
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Oct 03, 2025
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Jul 02, 2025
@carvalho_bernau @eWalthert @MauriceMeilleur Yeah, drip-coffee simpleton here. I have a fancy Moccamaster, but it can't make espresso. So I'm sticking to my original plan to delegate!
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Jun 17, 2025
@williamoconnell Yeah, it's *another* money thing to keep track of. On the other hand, type designers should be paid for their work.
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Jun 17, 2025
@kerrick Very much agreed. Similarly, I was a bit disappointed there was no mention of web, which I suppose means you can't use these as webfonts.
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@pixelambacht@typo.social
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Jun 17, 2025
Would you rather pay 💰💰💰💰💰 up front for a webfont and be done with it?
Or pay 💰 monthly/annually?
And would you like to receive the relevant CSS for your webfont, or would you like to figure it out yourself?
Please fill in http://fontstand.com/survey and help make (web)font (licensing) better!
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