Stephen Nixon

Thanks so much for the kind words! Also good to see you’re having fun with Recursive. That’s a main goal for that family 🛹

Type-X is back! Easily test your fonts on *any* website with this Chrome extension.

This was originally published about 5 years ago, but stopped working due to browser evolution. Now it's fixed, updated and ready to go!

github.com/arrowtype/ty...

Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not) While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).

This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.

www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

#hourlycomicday

Thanks for noticing and sharing!

I’m trying to draw personal work for at least part of every day, and post bits of the process on most days.

Name Mono, a WIP typeface - YouTube Work sessions in creating Name Mono

I see that @arrowtype.bsky.social is on a roll on YouTube with a WIP mono font design. A unique chance to look over a type designer’s shoulders! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Who is the photographer that you neglected to credit?

Thanks! If I make a good bit progress on it but feel like I have to delay the public release, I’d be happy to share an early version! The Thin range is still most Name Sans Text at the moment, though.

And right! That’s definitely still on the roadmap, but I’ll probably release the weights, first.

Haha, yup, I co-made that font! I do love TLdraw. Did you make this there?

this pool party is also made through code! using coldtype 😈

must feel good for a glyph to be so funky

Shantell Sans in use!

Weights (and Italics) in the typeface Name Mono, by ArrowType

Various glyph alternates in the typeface Name Mono, by ArrowType

Example Python code set in typeface Name Mono, by ArrowType

NYC subway station names, set in various styles of the typeface Name Mono, by ArrowType

(But perhaps my next font update will be rounding out the weight range of Name Mono, extending it to Thin)

Thanks, Jesi!

Lately, I’ve been helping other foundries build functional fonts. I work part-time as a font dev at The Type Founders, and freelance when the project is right.

Personally, I’m working to progress my Future Fonts / prerelease projects, plus simmering on a width-axis variable font.

Thanks so much!

A diagram showing the weights and optical of the typeface Kyrios, by ArrowTypr

A specimen showing samples of the typeface Name Sans, by ArrowType

A slide showing typefaces Lang and Lang Gothic

A specimen showing the typeface Lang, by ArrowType

Hi, I’m Stephen, and I make fonts as ArrowType.

Here’s a sampling of my personal work.