David Shields
Designer & typographer & archivist & professor & (accidentally?) historian. I’m author & designer of the monograph The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog published by UT Press.
Text missives at
@19cwt.bsky.social
@freshfonts.io
A curated newsletter for people who love fonts 📬 Join 30,000+ subscribers 👉 www.freshfonts.io
@bibsocamer.bsky.social
The home for American book people, studying text objects together since 1904. More info at linktr.ee/bibsocamer.
@literaturegeek.bsky.social
@ScholarsLab Director: just+joyful critical tech+culture 🏳️🌈✨💻 *SJ+experimental/DH+library futures, communities *DIY scholcom=zine/blog/code *Bookadjacent data+making Enthusiast (3 !s in a hoodie); abolitionist Dr.! (exTTprof) 🏳️⚧️They/Them AmandaVisconti.com
@seanfjohnston.bsky.social
🍁 Emeritus prof: science, technology and society, U. Glasgow, living in rural SW Scotland.
@benderski.bsky.social
Designed for Peñarol, UN Security Council and government ministries. Exhibited at Jerusalem, Łódź, Montevideo, New York, Ottawa, San Francisco, Toronto and Warsaw. Founder of La Patria, Uruguayan design archive. www.benderski.design, www.lapatria.uy
@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
Short. Black. Mom. Wife. Fighter against the tyranny of pants with waistbands. Classic film, plus Chicago history & architecture. Lotsa cussin’. Mainly pictures of things I like peppered with the odd rant or two.
@typeinthewild.bsky.social
Showcasing IRL typography (good and bad) from around the world. Submissions and suggestions welcome through DM! 💜 Associated with the Glyphs and Alphabets Discord: https://discord.gg/glyphs-alphabets-850457945220841473
@umdbooklab.bsky.social
Founded in 2018, BookLab is the University of Maryland English Department’s letterpress workshop, book arts studio, and bibliographic makerspace; and the Plaintxt Press is our imprint. Come visit in Tawes Hall 3248. We make small language models.
@leadgraffiti.bsky.social
A letterpress studio in Newark, Delaware, with a strong urge to experiment and challenge long-held rules about design, readability, and a few other things I'll remember later.
@wynkenhimself.bsky.social
feminist bibliography, old books, and mutual aid // I wrote Studying Early Printed Books 1450–1800: A Practical Guide, I edit The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, and sometimes I play with wallpaper designs // sarahwerner.net
@primrosepress.bsky.social
Book Artsy Founder, Book/Print Collective **DM for commission inquiries**
@skeuomorphpress.org
An experiential research & pedagogy studio for the history & art of the book at UIUC. We are housed in the CU Community FabLab & sponsored by the iSchool and English Department. Directed by @ryancordell.org
@dryinc.bsky.social
The press and studio of Richard Kegler. Letterpress printmaking and letterpress tools with some occasional book publishing.
@stonecanopypress.bsky.social
Father • Geologist • Letterpress Printer [stone canopy press] • Independent Journalist • Collector • Birder • Woodworker
@the-arm.bsky.social
A print shop in Brooklyn, New York using old tools to make new things. www.thearm.org
@ilfantpress.bsky.social
letterpress printin’ typewriter typin’ motorcycle ridin’ turtle lovin’ print nerd
@humbugpress.bsky.social
Emmanuel Doucet, proprietor of Humbug Press/Presse Baliverne, working in Letterpress, printmaking, bookbinding, leatherwork,etc. A skilled artisan shop in Rockland, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
@neondeutschland.bsky.social
Germany’s finest neon. A project of @berlintypography.bsky.social
@conviviobookworks.bsky.social
Book Arts plus inspired goods from around the world, and the daily ceremony of the Convivio Book of Days by John Cutrone. Our new shop, open as announced for events & workshops, is at 1110 North G Street, Lake Worth Beach, FL. conviviobookworks.com
@justanotherfoundry.bsky.social
JAF is Tim Ahrens and Shoko Mugikura. We design and produce fonts for print and screen. https://justanotherfoundry.com
@famirafonts.bsky.social
Hannes Famira on the keyboard for letters and beyond. I teach type design at Type@Cooper in New York and MICA in Baltimore. License my fonts at http://famirafonts.com
@maxkisman.bsky.social
Kunstenaar, ontwerper, tekenaar https://kismanstudio.nl/
@versobooks.bsky.social
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world.
@brianlarossa.com
Executive Art Director at Scholastic (Picture & Chapter Books). Adjunct at The City College of New York (Design Criticism). Writer (Fiction). Speaker (SCBWI et al). Born ATL. Live NYC. He/Him. 💙❤️ www.brianlarossa.com The 523rd person to join Bluesky.
@laureola.bsky.social
I draw words and stuff. Usually in some kind of symmetry. https://linktr.ee/laureola ✨Lettering•Design•Illustration•Mandalas✨
@atipostudio.bsky.social
atipo® is an independent digital typeface foundry & graphic design studio based in gijón (spain) established in 2009 by raúl garcía del pomar & ismael gonzález. 🔗 https://www.atipofoundry.com/
@sorkintypeco.bsky.social
We design Custom, Libre and Libre-Custom Fonts. Soon retail too.
@xyztype.com
In addition to our quietly offbeat collection of publicly released fonts, we collaborate with clients, including design agencies and multinational corporations, to create custom typographic identities. If it involves letterforms, we’re in!
@briarlevit.bsky.social
Pop culture obsessive. 🎥 Graphic Means, Director; IG @graphicmeans 🎓 Professor, Graphic Design IG @psugd 📂 People’s Graphic Design Archive IG @peoplesgdarchive
@fontnerd.bsky.social
@saltandcedarparis.bsky.social
Letterpress printer and educator (SVA) | Proprietor of Salt & Cedar: artist’s editions & commissions, as well as poetry events and workshops, in the Marais (Paris). Member of #Outypopo
@kinross.bsky.social
Editor, typographer. Wants UK constitutional remake. Supports underdogs. See also: www.hyphenpress.co.uk
@frerejones.bsky.social
@okaytype.com
Jackson Showalter-Cavanaugh ✥ Okay Type ➲ okaytype.com ✣ Typeface Design ✤ Chicago ✦ Umm ✧ Other stuff ★ He/Him ✷ Email ☛ ok⦾yty.pe
@ninastoessinger.bsky.social
Type designer, cat person, slow runner, still an anti-fascist. 🏳️🌈🇨🇭🗽 https://www.givengain.com/project/nina-raising-funds-for-front-runners-new-york-97179
@berlintypography.bsky.social
The official Bluesky account of the Berlin Typography project. Currently devoting most of our energy to @neondeutschland.bsky.social.
@verycoolstudio.com
Really cool type foundry offering retail and custom fonts. verycoolstudio.com
@typetogether.bsky.social
TypeTogether is an indie type foundry committed to excellence creating innovative font solutions with a focus on intensive digital and print editorial use.
@espiekermann.bsky.social
Author, information & type designer. Founder MetaDesign, FontShop, Edenspiekermann, Hacking Gutenberg. Letterpress printer. Berlin, London, San Francisco