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Helena

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Designer, director, writer ❧ https://t.co/6H19sZeh1Q ❧ https://t.co/ZSgwl3s2dC ❧ https://t.co/gGq9XrjuJv ❧ @_phosphoricons ❧ https://t.co/80KK1Z8ugT

Denver, CO
Joined January 2020
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Helena
2 months
It was a blast sharing the story behind Departure Mono and my design approach at #Config2025. Here's the recording of my talk if you missed it: A big thank you to @figma for making this possible for me 3 months postpartum (it was HARD!) and to @friedtm
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RT @DanHollick: Ever wanted to know how a screen works in excruciating detail? Well, you're in luck. First chapter of Making Software goes….
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Helena
20 days
Not even a _little_ empathy from any of the customer service reps for a BABY. It’s a depressing world we live in.
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Tobias Fried
20 days
Turns out it didn't matter and @AmericanAir delayed the flight 13 hours, refused to offer a hotel that was within a reasonable distance, off a shuttle (car seat still checked), and had cribs for the room. Zero consideration for traveling with infant. Gross, greedy, despicable.
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1 month
Box-drawing diagrams with Departure Mono. Diagram source:
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2 months
More box-drawing characters, now available in Departure Mono!.
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4 months
Thrilled to be returning to the stage at #Config2025 San Francisco!!! I’ll be sharing my design philosophy through the case study of Departure Mono. May 7.
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Helena
5 months
👀👀.
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Tobias Fried
5 months
0x19011E friday night sketch in honor of the year of the snek
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Helena
6 months
Welp, I bought a 3+ year old phone (iPhone 13 mini) and am returning to iOS after 7 years with Android — purely because I want a small phone again. Who feels this pain?.
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Helena
6 months
As we close out 2024, take 5 minutes to think of a creator who's made an impact on your life this year — maybe it's an artist, an open-source maintainer, a blogger. did an article stick with you? Is there an indie product you've been using?. Buy them a coffee and send them a.
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Helena
7 months
Some eye candy to wrap up the year:
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Helena
7 months
wau
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Helena
7 months
🤔.
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Tobias Fried
7 months
Choose your fighter
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8 months
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Helena
8 months
Some color explorations and earlier sketches
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Helena
8 months
Biggest inspirations were @thegitsofficial, Deathburger @B378Unit, and @CyberpunkGame (picked it up again recently). Colors inspired by the beautiful Mellifluous theme: Sources (left to right):
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Helena
8 months
New cyberpunk avatar for @friedtm! The more AI dominates the conversation the more I want make things by hand 🧵
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Helena
8 months
dayum.
@luciascarlet
† lucia scarlet 🩸
8 months
oh, it appears as if you have summoned me. there are several reasons as to why:. 1. macOS does not use hinting.hinting is a technique to improve the sharpness of text on low-resolution screens and allow outline fonts to be rendered as bitmaps at a variety of sizes. it works by.
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Helena
9 months
If you're in NY, there are still spots left in @Jabronus's icon workshop this Sat!. Creative Works East
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Helena
9 months
😍 back this project!
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