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Secret Livestream: August ’26

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Secret Livestream: August ’26

Last week we did another livestream for Secret Club™ members, continuing the font project we started from scratch in Glyphs. I record these hour-long sessions off-the-cuff for members to watch later whenever they'd like. This time around, we brought it into Glyphs 4 to go

Hubano 2 Pre-Release

Hubano 2 Pre-Release

I've taken some time to revisit Hubano, my display serif inspired by some lettering found on a Cuban cigar box. Initially, it was a single weight that matched the lettering, but it was rather thin. Great for some situations, but limited! I've added two additional, thicker

Kyroh Pre-Release

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Kyroh Pre-Release

Today, I'm excited to share the pre-release of Kyroh (my latest typeface) with Secret Club members. ✨Secret Club members get all SimpleBits® fonts including pre-releases plus additional perks. Kyroh is an all-caps, sans-serif display font inspired by a vintage luggage label from the National

Beeswacks Pre-Release

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Beeswacks Pre-Release

Today, I'm excited to share the pre-release of Beeswacks (our latest typeface) with Secret Club members. ✨Secret Club members get all of our fonts including pre-releases plus additional perks. Beeswacks is a sans-serif display font inspired by some vintage lettering found on a wax candle

Making a New Font from Found Lettering

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Making a New Font from Found Lettering

Last week, I spent our monthly Secret Livestream doing a live demo of starting a new font from scratch in Glyphs. We recorded it, and it's available for Secret Club members to watch whenever they'd like. After finding some interesting letters from some vintage packing photos,

A Little Chat About Merch Vendors

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A Little Chat About Merch Vendors

Last week, I spent our monthly “Secret Meeting” rambling for about an hour about all the merch vendors I've used over the years to make physical goods that show off the fonts I'm making. We recorded it, and it's available for Secret Club members

Clauthbound Pre-Release

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Clauthbound Pre-Release

Today, I'm very excited to finally share the pre-release of Clauthbound (our latest typeface) with Secret Club members. ✨Secret Club members get all of our fonts including pre-releases plus additional perks. Clauthbound is a gently-stressed display sans in all-caps. I was inspired by dusty

Turbeau Pre-Release

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Turbeau Pre-Release

Today, I'm excited to share a free pre-release version of our latest typeface, Turbeau, with Gold members. Years (decades?) ago, I remember seeing the end credits on one of my favorite shows from the 1980s, Knight Rider, and was immediately struck by the typeface. More recently, I

Scorekard Pre-Release

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Scorekard Pre-Release

I'm excited to share a free, pre-release version of our latest typeface, Scorekard, for Gold members. It started as an all-caps, imperfect sans inspired by some lettering found on a vintage, paper baseball scoring device. But as I dug into it more, expanding the source into