No.
10
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Common
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Code
Glyphs.run
A type playground in the browser that sets live text as you draw the letters.
Craft
86
How well it was made · out of 100
Impact
74
What it changed · out of 100
Scope
77
How much of it was mine · out of 100
The result
6.2k stars, used by 3 type foundries
Client
Open source
Role
Creator · maintainer
Tools
TypeScript, WebGL, font tables
Duration
Since 2024
Year
2024
Set
Code Set
The brief
Type designers test letters in apps built for layout. I wanted the opposite: draw a glyph, see a paragraph.
The move
A browser tool that rebuilds a font on every stroke and sets a real paragraph under the canvas in under 16 ms.
What changed
6,200 stars, and three small foundries now use it for their first proofs.
05 · Both sides
The pitch on the front. The numbers on the back.
06 · The art
The work, without the frame.
In one line
Type in the browser, set in real time.
Open source
07 · Next in the set
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