lilsneddz

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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Yep, not sure, but I agree. I didn't get to speak to the people in charge of these decisions, but would also love to know where they're going. I wouldn't be surprised if they do end up on ebay.
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Hotspur is a custom font for Bell Shakespeare's brand and isn't commercially available.
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
They were officially phased out on the 12th of November, with their final trips being on the J line.
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Are you joking? this sounds sick. Please go ahead!!! I think I need to update my website so it's more clear how open this is, haha!
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Ouch, that was certainly not my intention. I didn't expect this to be shared around, and hadn't considered the best way to make it available. It's open, and I've shared it for free with every single person who has emaile
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
They certainly did. The SFMTA also showed these to me and explained that not only were they extremely temperamental, but it also cost about $3k to print one of the curtains with the special barcode that prompts the curtains to rotate.
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Hi, I'm Emily the designer of Fran Sans. One of the Breda cars is going to the California State Railroad Museum, and it has the displays in it. I also suggested to the Letterform Archive in SF that they may have interest in it. I do kn
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Haha, hi, it's me, Emily, the designer of this font. It actually didn't come first! And strangely finding an available name was almost the hardest part.
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
I'm the designer of Fran Sans and I love that you noticed this detail in the original displays!!! :)
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Honestly, I wasn't expecting this font to go anywhere, and then the SF Chronicle reached out, which has been lovely. Anyone who emails me can have a copy, I just haven't made an easy download link. I've thought about it since
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by lilsneddz 10mo ago
Hey, I made this font. I really ummed and ahhed over the name for this exact same reason. But in the end it was just too clever to pass up. Thanks for moving past it, haha.