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π§  What do LEGO logos, hand-puppet dreams, citrus gadgets, and naming things "Turbo" have in common? They're all part of Dan Cederholmβs design universe β and part of this wide-ranging, joy-filled second half of our conversation.
In this episode, Dan returns to talk about:
Β β’ Embracing constraints as a creative fuel source
β’ Naming fonts after misspelled words (because ... domains)
β’ The delightful hellscape of naming anything in tech
β’ Why imposter syndrome might actually be useful
β’ And how a puppet changed everything at Font Awesome π§‘
π§ Itβs a show-and-tell episode full of unexpected design wisdom, warm fuzzies, and orange peelers.
What We Cover in This Episode:
β’ π§  Danβs creative process: one font at a time
β’ π« Naming things is still the hardest problem in tech
β’ π The birth of the Font Possum Puppet
β’ π§ The power of a really good citrus squeezer
β’ π€ Why AI canβt fake taste (yet)
β’ π Why Dan's newsletter works (and yours could too)
β’ π΅βπ« Making peace with imposter syndrome
β’ π§© Why being weird is a superpower
β±οΈ Timestamps
00:00 β Intro
01:15 β The creative process of typeface design
04:04 β Naming fonts is a nightmare
06:05 β The importance of naming & branding
12:25 β Imposter syndrome in the creative industry
18:15 β A puppet changed everything
22:31 β Why a newsletter is like old-school blogging
29:03 β Orange peelers, joy, and the power of small specificity
37:17 β The impact of creativity
38:14 β Building community through creativity
41:16 β Wrap up with Dan Cederholm
42:24 β Final Thoughts & Credits
π Links & Resources
β’ Dan Cederholm β https://simplebits.com
β’ Dan's newsletter β https://simplebits.com/newsletter
β’ Turbo Typeface β https://simplebits.com/fonts
β’ Font Possum cameo β [FontAwesome YouTube Channel]
β’ BrickLink Studio (Lego design app) β https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio
Stay up to date on all the Font Awesomeness!
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π§  What do LEGO logos, hand-puppet dreams, citrus gadgets, and naming things "Turbo" have in common? They're all part of Dan Cederholmβs design universe β and part of this wide-ranging, joy-filled second half of our conversation.
In this episode, Dan returns to talk about:
Β β’ Embracing constraints as a creative fuel source
β’ Naming fonts after misspelled words (because ... domains)
β’ The delightful hellscape of naming anything in tech
β’ Why imposter syndrome might actually be useful
β’ And how a puppet changed everything at Font Awesome π§‘
π§ Itβs a show-and-tell episode full of unexpected design wisdom, warm fuzzies, and orange peelers.
What We Cover in This Episode:
β’ π§  Danβs creative process: one font at a time
β’ π« Naming things is still the hardest problem in tech
β’ π The birth of the Font Possum Puppet
β’ π§ The power of a really good citrus squeezer
β’ π€ Why AI canβt fake taste (yet)
β’ π Why Dan's newsletter works (and yours could too)
β’ π΅βπ« Making peace with imposter syndrome
β’ π§© Why being weird is a superpower
β±οΈ Timestamps
00:00 β Intro
01:15 β The creative process of typeface design
04:04 β Naming fonts is a nightmare
06:05 β The importance of naming & branding
12:25 β Imposter syndrome in the creative industry
18:15 β A puppet changed everything
22:31 β Why a newsletter is like old-school blogging
29:03 β Orange peelers, joy, and the power of small specificity
37:17 β The impact of creativity
38:14 β Building community through creativity
41:16 β Wrap up with Dan Cederholm
42:24 β Final Thoughts & Credits
π Links & Resources
β’ Dan Cederholm β https://simplebits.com
β’ Dan's newsletter β https://simplebits.com/newsletter
β’ Turbo Typeface β https://simplebits.com/fonts
β’ Font Possum cameo β [FontAwesome YouTube Channel]
β’ BrickLink Studio (Lego design app) β https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio
Stay up to date on all the Font Awesomeness!

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