A new audio podcast for creative people, hosted by a puppet (Dan Cederholm). Interviews with designers and creative folks, insights and lessons learned about design, entrepreneurship, inspiration and much more.
After retiring from co-founding, Dribbble, I reflected on 20 things I'd learned as a designer-turned-entrepreneur. It's a fun little hardcover book with mid-century aesthetics that collects those thoughts along with some arguably-artistic doodles.
For years, I’ve walked by several of these “Vault Alarm” boxes on the side of old New England banks. “Someday, I’d love to turn that lettering into a font”, I’d say. I finally made that a reality! Vault Alarm is a chunky, quirky, display sans-serif.
Inspired by lettering I found on the ferry from Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard here in Massachusetts, Ships Whistle is a monoline, display sans-serif. Great for signage and way-finding and maritime vibes.
As a designer, I’d always been interested in creating type, but turning those designs into a working font seemed impossible. I spent my quarantine time finally learning how to make a font properly—then documenting that process in a book for other designers.
Inspired by old video game labels, Cartridge is a new display sans-serif that evokes quintessential 80s vibes. I was obsessed with the Atari 2600 as a kid, and this font is an homage to its chunky, iconic cartridges.
A 3rd little hardcover in the series with mid-century aesthetics & arguably-artistic doodles. Dan Cederholm shares a nostalgic retrospective looking back on 20 years of SimpleBits and the web design shenanigans he got into back in the early days of the web.
Simple Type Co. is a tiny type foundry and goods shop from SimpleBits, created by designer and entrepreneur, Dan Cederholm. We’re based in Salem, Massachusetts. We make letters and numbers (and goods with those letters and numbers on them.
Simple Type Club bundles all the typefaces we’ve made (and *will* make in 2024!)—but also adds additional perks. Like quarterly (or more?) livestreams to hang out, early font access, cool pin, goods discount and more.
Twenty Bits I Learned