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Elliot Jay Stocks

@elliotjaystocks.bsky.social

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👋 Designer / author / speaker 📗 Universal Principles of Typography 👨‍💻 Adobe Fonts ⌛️ Google Fonts, 8 Faces, Lagom ⚠️ (Views are my own) 🔗 https://elliotjaystocks.com/links

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Cheers mate!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Ah, thank you, mate!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

That’s very lovely of you to say, Jeffrey. Thank you!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Cheers buddy!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, Andy! And bugs?!? Surely not!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks mate!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, Sara! (And nice to see you last week.)

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Thank, you mate!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Cheers dude!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, Jeff!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 1h

Ah, that’s lovely to hear — thank you on both counts!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 9h

I’m very happy to announce that today is my first day as Senior Staff Designer on the Adobe Fonts team — and, in fact, the first day I’ve been an employee of *anywhere* in 18.5 years! I wrote a bit about it on the blog:

Elliot Jay Stocks | Adobe Fonts: once more, with feeling!

Elliot Jay Stocks is a designer & author, usually doing something with typography, or making music as Other Form

elliotjaystocks.com

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! Keep forgetting you’re in Bristol!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 6d

Sad to have missed you at the pub, but nice to have said a brief IRL hello! Loved the talk!

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 6d

@ahumanfuture.co @scott.is @bell.bz @strange.website @whitep4nth3r.com @robbowen.digital @lurkmoophy.bsky.social @alexolder.com @loftio.co.uk @bryn.codes @darn.es @oliverlindberg.com @orangetronic.bsky.social Had to run an errand, but see you in the King St Brew House for a quick pint before home!

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 6d

So much internet in one room today. It’s lovely!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 6d

So lovely of @scott.is to include my book in his talk at @webdevconf.com! Thank you, mate!

Oh, if anyone wants to follow Scott’s advice… elliotjaystocks.com/books

A photo shot from the audience at WDC Bristol, showing Scott Riley on stage, with his slides shown on a screen behind. On the current slide, the cover of Elliot Jay Stocks’ book ‘Universal Principles of Typography’ and the text “Just fucking buy Elliot’s book”.

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 6d

En route to @webdevconf.com. Frustratingly, it looks like I’m going to arrive about halfway into @strange.website’s talk. Yep, I’m going to be *that* guy. Looking forward to seeing everyone, though!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 7d

Same!

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 7d

@aarongilmore.bsky.social @davidhughes.org @kaylees.site Wipr purchased! Getting all of my Safaris set up now.

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 7d

Although I now hate my personal site (who doesn’t?), I might as well throw it in the mix. elliotjaystocks.com Looking forward to your talk!

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 8d

Looks cool, although I’m wary of orgs that wholesale clone another product.

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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting, but being desktop-only makes it a no-go for me.

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting! I’ll check it out.

Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 8d

It *does* have that going for it. But is it a good experience, though?