Sarah K

There's something about the detail, rigor, and making (and breaking) of systems in type design that hits all the right spots for me.

Not saying I’m giving up on illustration, creative coding, or character design. But I do think I want to blend them together with explorations in type.

Made it to the weekend. Time to clean my first real font, Outpost Mono, so I can send to a few folks next week for some real world testing. I’ve fallen in love with type design, typography, and experimental type. I think this might me “my thing.”

Lovart is just a poorly built front-end on ChatGPT. ChatGPT alone is faster & more interactive as a design partner.

Tried Lovart again now that's its launched. Very unimpressed. It was slow, gave me "ideas" scraped from Adobe Stock & Creative Market. At least they didn't try to hide the watermarks.

Oh. Hell. No.

Head meet desk.

Bloc Party’s Tiny Desk Concert Twenty years! It’s been twenty years since Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm was released. To celebrate, the band stopped by the NPR office’s for a Tiny Desk Concert. To celebrate, this Tiny Desk set begins with t

Bloc Party’s Tiny Desk Concert! Twenty years! It’s been twenty years since Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm was released. This is probably the only time you’ll run across the phrase “glockenspiel-forward” this week. [kottke.org]

Woot! Got tickets to see LCD Soundsystem this September.

Well, my newfound obsession with everything to do with typography has led me to the biography of Eric Gill, creator of Gill Sans. And I now know things I wish I could unknow. Oof.

The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.

I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:

In 80 seconds, AOC has completely dismantled the #BigUglyBill.

Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW.

“This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥

@aoc.bsky.social

RIP Brian Wilson. Thank you for the magic of melody and creative expression.

Making art for Paige. I started yesterday on the anniversary of her death, but it was too hard. I’m back at it today. She loved Labyrinth and had a ‘Should you need us’ tattoo. I thought I’d draw the characters and make a poster for her. Here’s the progress so far today.

Nothing like cozy lighting and some good IDM during a nor’easter.

We’ve got a lot of work ahead, and I’m more excited than ever for what’s coming.

Here’s to continued community building—and a bold future for pro creative tools at Adobe.

Huge thanks to the Illustrator VIPs who joined us. Your openness, insights, and energy are everything.

As a designer at Adobe, I don’t just build features - I advocate for our users and work to ensure their voices are reflected in every decision we make.

I’m back at work today, energized and inspired. I’m bringing with me valuable feedback for the Illustrator team and important messages to share with our leaders.

Events like this are a powerful reminder of why community matters. Listening—really listening—to our users’ experiences is how we build better software and stronger relationships. Our products mean nothing without the people who use them.

But most importantly, we connected—talking about design, illustration, work, AI, community, and the future of Illustrator.

This past Friday, I had the privilege of attending the Adobe Illustrator VIP Community Summit in New York.

Together with my Adobe colleagues and Illustrator community VIPs, we spent the day immersed in product demos, collaborative discussions, and honest feedback sessions.

1000000000000% this.

A correction.
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Finding things to be grateful for in the midst of uncertainty and stress.

Tomorrow I head to San Jose for a couple of days for work. Looking forward to seeing coworkers in person!

I hate tech bro culture. So f’n much.

Simple geometric poster of Neptune holding two tridents, he is flanked by fish and floats atop the ocean.

My first Bluesky post should be art… so here’s a piece I finished tonight - Neptune.