Hi there! It’s almost the end of October. Hard to believe, right? The days are getting shorter and I’m already bracing for months of grey weather. Good thing I collected a few things to keep me going.

Nice Triangle

Isaac LeFever is an illustrator and designer who splits his time between Amsterdam and Seattle. I love his travel illustrations, which are for sale in his shop. He’s also making fonts, which are free for now if you subscribe to his newsletter. I used his Collectivist in the header above.

NICETRIANGLE | Design and Illustration by Isaac LeFever

The multi award winning design and illustration studio of Isaac LeFever. Specializing in illustration, packaging design, and branding with personality.

Sample Type Co.

Fonts for people who love old signs, odd letters and the small flaws that come with making things by hand.

Inspired by vintage ads, hand-painted signs and roadside ephemera. Every typeface leans into imperfection, and that’s exactly what gives them character.

I could lose an afternoon scrolling through their specimens.

East of Eden

Loved this, what a story. East of Eden is a literary classic I knew nothing about. Turns out there’s a 1955 film with James Dean, directed by Elia Kazan. Now his granddaughter Zoe Kazan has made a series with Florence Pugh, and it turns the book’s notorious antagonist into someone much more human.

I couldn’t stop watching. I especially loved every scene with Hoon Lee. I’d be surprised if this doesn’t win multiple awards. The book is going on my Goodreads list now.

Samir by Aimée de Jongh

Aimée de Jongh has a new graphic novel out. It’s about Samir, a young boy living in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. I haven’t read it yet, but I loved Lord of the Flies and Days of Sand, so I picked it up straight away at Yendor, my go-to comic book store.

Sable

A new font by Jonathan Ball, inspired by the hypnotic pull of mid-century science fiction and horror paperbacks.

It reminded me of ITC Serif Gothic and Asoma which live in the same world. Makes me want to design a horror book cover.

Poetry Camera

You take a photo. Poetry Camera thinks for a moment. Then it prints a poem about the scene.

You can buy one, but they also open-sourced their first prototype, so you can build your own.

I like the website design too. When you hover over the serif font (Exposure) it shifts the variable font axis and adds a blur. I didn’t know that was even possible.

(via Bram)

I prompted a 3D bathroom tool

We’re planning to renovate our bathroom and there are endless options for tiles and furniture. When we finally found things we both liked, I wondered: what if I give Claude the measurements and photos of each item? Could it build a 3D model? Yes, it can. And with real textures and lighting.

A few more prompts and I can check the tile layout and even calculate how much to order. I also uploaded photos of the cabinet and shower set, and Claude added them to the model. Pretty handy!

That’s it for another edition of Inspired By

Thanks for reading,
Love,
Jan-Paul

P.S. Daydream is my (free) iOS app to collect the things you dream of doing, and remember the ones you did. Everything stays on your phone. No account. No sign-up. Give it a try!