Dave Addey

A screenshot from an article from Earth.com, saying: "Would octopuses build vast underwater cities and come onto land wearing breathing apparatus to shoot a deer? We've no way of knowing," he says. No one predicted that ancient primates would slowly turn into bipedal humans with advanced technology.

“No one predicted that ancient primates would slowly turn into bipedal humans with advanced technology.”

Who… who would have predicted that, earth.com?

A close-up of page 187 from the book “Guinness World Records 2026”. The focused text snippet reads “Most ubiquitous sci-fi typeface. The distinctive outlines of Eurostile - a sans-serif font developed by Aldo Novarese in 1962 - can be seen in at least 37 sci-fi feature films. Its popularity was celebrated by American designer Dave Addey in his 2018 book Typeset in the Future. Notable examples of Eurostile include the user interfaces for the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, the logo of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in the Alien franchise, and the labels on the DeLorean Time Machine in Back to the Future and its sequels.”

Pages 186 and 187 of the book “Guinness World Records 2026”, featuring world records on the topic of science fiction.

Visited my niece and nephew; discovered I’m in the 2026 Guinness Book of World Records 😮

Oh, that’s a dream-team version: you get to finish all the jokes yourself! Brilliant.

(Same thing for conference talks / presentations – if you’re already saying words out loud, it’s better if the on-screen slides are the same idea but in visual form.)

Typeset In The Future Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies

Very much this! For typesetinthefuture.com, I tried to make sure every observation was show-*and*-tell, so you get double the input. The fact it also chunks things up for dart-about readers is a very happy bonus.

Already a firm favourite, and source of household quotes 👍

There’s a place down the road from us that offers “horse boarding”, which I for one can’t wait to try.

Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others - Wikipedia

And at least parts of “Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others” by @mikemignola.bsky.social . That whole collection is fantastic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy...

Gareth Hinds has you covered! garethhinds.com

Also has the world’s largest human-written PDF user manual built in, which goes a long way to helping pick up a new workflow.

From one 30-years-and-counting PS user to another: DaVinci Resolve has become my go-to Mac app for all video tasks. It’s great. Some “AI features”, but they’re mostly “locally-run useful ML features”, not “generative stuff”.

1. “Wait, say that again” idea saves the day
2. Big, tough guy is a softie at heart
3. The dog can talk now!

Books Here are some links to some books, should you wish to buy any of these books.

Cannot recommend @gralefrit.bsky.social‘s “Be Funny Or Die” highly enough on this front. He’s genuinely cracked the code as to why. joelmorris.substack.com/p/books

This is VERY SILLY and also VERY FUNNY.

"I Will Strangle A Horse", by @brainmage.bsky.social.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Well done! This is ridiculous, and we loved it.

I'm curious: after Stand-Up and now Text Adventure, what medium do you plan to completely mess with the format of next?

Just as soon as I finish logging all the Eurostile in this new Naked Gun movie.

(And I really did enjoy Alien: Earth. 100% Alien, and 100% its own thing. Good work everyone.)

(And of course now I remember xenomorphs have two thumbs on each hand. The joke is RUINED.)

A still of a grinning Xenomorph from an episode of Alien: Earth, with two thumbs up from a person in front of it.

Things that happen when you watch Alien: Earth with @clamhead.bsky.social.

(Adding this to the Eurostile Bold Extended collection.)

I love it when skeets come in pairs.

This quote triggered me to subscribe. Keep paying those damned idiots.

It’s good telly. Would recommend. (The book series it’s based on is excellent too.)

The only exception I can think of in recent years is Murderbot on Apple TV+. It’s 10 episodes not 6, but the cliffhanger format and ~25min runtime is present and correct, and people love it.

It’s superb. I went and looked it up after Guy mentioned it in your comedy workshop, and promptly shared it with everyone I could think of. A wonderful subversion of the medium.

Heck yes it does! Not just for internal design consistency, but also for the mental transition into an alien environment. It has to feel familiarly otherworldly.

Thank you for confirming that their sci-fi typography is on point. Guess I’m going to Poland.

(Great write-up, as ever!)

Hey Gabriel! Only just seeing this. I’m so sorry I missed you. It’s been a busy WWDC 😅

WWDC25: Explore video experiences for visionOS | Apple YouTube video by Apple Developer

Stereo, spatial, immersive, oh my! visionOS 26 supports more immersive media types than ever before, including new support for 180°, 360°, and wide FOV video. Here’s me with an overview of all the options, and how to choose between them. youtu.be/Hh2TOTpzlHM

Well that was a DELIGHT.

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