The space-filling curve of design
summary
Makes a case that a slower, iterative path yields a richer product and shows how it happens: 9,000 icons across 11 libraries informs process, research ranges from NASA archives to arcade fonts, prototyping and components happen in Figma, usability testing via email Figma and a live site, grid constraint becomes a feature, kerning and diacritics get solved, font ships as Departure Mono — a monospace pixel font expanded to Cyrillic and surfaces in code editors and marketing.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Design primitives and Phosphor Icons
- 1:27Space-filling curves in design
- 2:50Pixel font category
- 4:14Departure Mono’s grid and monospace
- 6:19Diacritics and foreign letters
- 8:02Shading character analogies
- 10:10Adding Cyrillic support
- 11:12Designing the type specimen website
- 12:40Sci-fi vibes for the site
- 14:26Vintage ephemera remix
- 15:31Playful details with Tobias
- 16:37Reception of departure mono
- 17:22Substance over shortcuts
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