On Lack with OG Rose, Javier Rivera, and Thomas Jockin Thomas Jockin 2021-08-06 | On August 3rd, 2021, OG Rose, Javier Rivera and myself met on Zoom to discuss and reflect the consequences of our joint treaste A Philosophy of Glimpses: The Prolegomena to a New Metaphysics and Phenomenology of Lacks. See the full essay here youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-lnxUzWjRmjrdMumAexMLJrB_OjOtMtNSome questions covered: • Is lack a mental notion or a real predicate? •What is the relationship between beauty and lack?• What is the role of the image/icon/ideal to compel personal action? Is this compulsion something desirable or tyrannical?• What is the status of evil compared to lacks?Timestamps:0:00 Initial statement and summary of A Philosophy of Glimpses: The Prolegomena to a New Metaphysics and Phenomenology of Lacks by Daniel of OG Rose6:50 Initial statement by Thomas Jockin13:06 Initial statement by Michelle of OG Rose20:40 Initial statement by Javier Rivera 27:35 First reply by Daniel of OG Rose35:55 First reply by Thomas Jockin45:14 First reply by Michelle of OG Rose.51:20 First reply by Javier Rivera1:03:31 Second reply by Daniel of OG Rose1:14:16 Second reply by Thomas Jockin1:22:38 Second reply by Michelle of OG Rose1:30:16 Second reply by Javier Rivera1:39:19 Third reply and closing remarks by Daniel of OG RoseWe hope our text and reflections inspire more exploration of lack by other thinkers and practitioners. You can review the video essay by OG Rose with addendums by Javier and myself here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-lnxUzWjRmjrdMumAexMLJrB_OjOtMtNLINKS:For more by Javier Rivera:youtube.com/channel/UCQBytMeNh47LGa_Gh1hKagAOG Rose:youtube.com/channel/UC6zHDj4D323xJkblnPTvY3Q
Lets chill out my layout 🥶 Thomas Jockin 2024-08-22 | Now how can make my layout ICE COLD 🥶. In my upcoming 3 hour fun and interactive online workshop, you’ll learn how to pick and pair fonts for posters. Let's see after 3 sessions how far I can push this design.
Lets make this layout even BETTER Thomas Jockin 2024-08-21 | Ok that wasn't too bad in the last sprint, but I think I can do more with another session! Let's see how much I can push my layout in 30 minutes. You'll do the same in my upcoming workshop, NO BAD FONTS: Picking and Pairing Fonts this Fall at The League for Moveable Type.
Lets add some WARMTH to this layout Thomas Jockin 2024-08-20 | Now that I have a structure, let's see how much emotional warmth I can bring out of my layout in 30 minutes! This is practice for my upcoming online workshop, NO BAD FONTS: Picking and Pairing Fonts at The League of Moveable Type this Fall.
Working with Font-size, weight, and width to convey hierarchy Thomas Jockin 2024-08-19 | In six 20 minute design sprints, you’ll learn how to establish visual hierarchy, reinforce that hierarchy with font size, weight, and width, and lastly, explore the emotional qualities of fonts at my upcoming font pairing workshop at The League of Moveable Type this Fall.
Announcing a new typography workshop this Fall Thomas Jockin 2024-08-16 | Don’t listen to the type snobs; Any font can be good with the right knowledge. I'm excited to announce I will be hosting an online workshop on picking and pairing fonts at The League of Moveable Type this Fall!
Time to send out this font for a proof. Thomas Jockin 2024-08-14 | I get to proofing my design in this session! I already see a lot of things I want to adjust already 🤦 Find out what glyphs I need to adjust in this session of 30 minute font.
Can I get to Vietnamese support in this session? Thomas Jockin 2024-08-13 | I think in this session I can get to the Vietnamese character set coverage! Will I make it? Find out in this session of 30 minute font ✨️ ⏰️ 🔠 ✨️
Pan-African character set work continues! Thomas Jockin 2024-08-12 | Still working on the extended latin character set for pan-African languages. Some of these glyphs are really fun to work out. See how much I get done in this session of 30 minute font ⏰️ 🔠 ✨️
Workin on that extended latin character set Thomas Jockin 2024-08-09 | ⏰️ 🔠 ✨️ We're working on the extended latin character set in this session of 30 minute font. It's gonna be a long stretch of work but let's find out how much I get done in 30 minutes!
Still grinding out these accent characters Thomas Jockin 2024-07-31 | Grinding out these accent characters in this third session of 30 minute font 🔤⏰️ Will this be the last session to complete the extended Latin character set?
We got more accent characters to work on! Thomas Jockin 2024-07-30 | We're not done with these accent characters, we got more work to do! 😵 How much do I get done in this session of 30 minute font? Watch to find out. 🔤⏰️
Working on accent characters for this font Thomas Jockin 2024-07-29 | We're kicking off the extended Latin character set in this session of 30 minute font! Watch to see how many glyphs can I cover in this session. 🔤⏰️
Lets finish the fractions! Thomas Jockin 2024-07-26 | I didn't finish the fractions last time 🤧 Can I lock-in and get those fractions covered in this session of 30 minute font? 🔤⏰️
How many fractions will I cover this round of 30 minute font? 🔤⏰️ Thomas Jockin 2024-07-25 | We're starting work on fractions in this session of 30 minute font. 🔤⏰️ It's kinda tough to get these numbers to fit in a small grid resolution! How many of the fractions will I cover this round?
Time to make one of my favorite glyphs (the ampersand) Thomas Jockin 2024-07-22 | Back to the special characters like the lovely ampersand 😍 in this episode of 30 minute font!
Lets draw some math glyphs 👨🔬 Thomas Jockin 2024-07-19 | Feeling real smart working on these math glyphs 👨🔬 Will I be able to make them all in just 30 minutes?
Making some 💰️ glyphs Thomas Jockin 2024-07-18 | Making some 💰️ (currency glyphs that is) in this episode of 30 minute font. How many will I make in 30 minutes? 😯
Wrapping up the punctation in this font Thomas Jockin 2024-07-17 | We're finishing the punctuation in this 30 minute font sprint. Can I get it done in time?! ⏰️🔠
The asterisk is the bane of my existence right now. Thomas Jockin 2024-07-15 | Well that was crazy last episode with the period and comma. I clean things up and build out some more complicated glyphs like asterisk and number sign. How did they turn out with only 30 minutes to work on them? Find out in this episode of 30 minute font! 🔤⏱️
Can I finish the small caps in 30 minutes?! Thomas Jockin 2024-07-12 | We're filling out the rest of the alphabet for small capitals this episode of 30 minute font. I get ambitious and a bit crazy with the punctuation with the spare 10 minutes I have left in this sprint. How does it turn out? 🤔 #font #branding #graphicdesign #logo
How much of the small caps can I make in 30 mins? Thomas Jockin 2024-07-11 | We're starting the small capitals in this episode of 30 minute font! How much of the character set will I be able to cover in 30 minutes? 🤫 #graphicdesign #font #typography #branding#logodesigner #identity
Lets get those old style figures DONE Thomas Jockin 2024-07-10 | We're finishing up the old style figures in this episode of the 30 minute font. Will I be able to finish the set in time?!
CRUSHED the lining figures and now onto the old style figures! #graphicdesign #font #typography Thomas Jockin 2024-07-09 | ...
How much of a font can I get done in 30 mins? #font #graphicdesign #typography Thomas Jockin 2024-07-08 | ...
What does Plato say about Pleasure and The Beautiful in Greater Hippias? Thomas Jockin 2024-02-14 | Luther from The Bardo sits down with Thomas to reflect on the relationship between pleasure and beauty. Consider joining us on March 8th by reserving your seat today. Use the link on my profile to reserve your seat.In a 90 minute salon, we will discuss the Beautiful in Plato’s Greater Hippias on March 8th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm at The Bardo in Atlanta, GA. This salon is open to people who wish for more beauty in their lives. To ensure an effective educational experience, seating will be limited to 25 attendees. eventbrite.com/e/815843037487
What is Plato’s suggestion for what is beauty? #art #beauty #philosophy Thomas Jockin 2024-02-04 | ...
Why talk about beauty in Plato’s Dialogue Greater Hippias? #plato #beauty #philosophy #art Thomas Jockin 2024-02-03 | In a 90 minute salon on March 8th at The Bardo in Atlanta, GA, together we will discuss a topic using one influential text. This month’s text will be Plato’s Greater Hippias on the Beautiful. All texts selected for salons will be in the public domain. Access to this month’s reading will be provided prior to the salon. To contribute to the discussion group, reading the text before the event is encouraged, but not required. This salon is open to people who wish for more beauty in their lives. To ensure an effective educational experience, seating will be limited to 25 attendees. Your dialogue lead for this session will be Thomas Jockin, Lecturer at University of North Georgia in Visual Art. Thomas is formerly a Lecturer at Pratt Institute, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY and Queens College, CUNY. He is also a Fellow at the Halkyon Thinker’s Guild where his online lecture course, The Beautiful and Virtue: A Reading of Six Platonic Dialogues is available for preorder. You can reserve your seat at: eventbrite.com/e/salon-discussion-on-the-beautiful-in-platos-greater-hippias-tickets-815843037487
University Professor discusses The Beautiful in Plato’s Greater Hippias Thomas Jockin 2024-02-03 | In a 90 minute salon on March 8th at The Bardo in Atlanta, GA, together we will discuss a topic using one influential text. This month’s text will be Plato’s Greater Hippias on the Beautiful. All texts selected for salons will be in the public domain. Access to this month’s reading will be provided prior to the salon. To contribute to the discussion group, reading the text before the event is encouraged, but not required. This salon is open to people who wish for more beauty in their lives. To ensure an effective educational experience, seating will be limited to 25 attendees. Your dialogue lead for this session will be Thomas Jockin, Lecturer at University of North Georgia in Visual Art. Thomas is formerly a Lecturer at Pratt Institute, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY and Queens College, CUNY. He is also a Fellow at the Halkyon Thinker’s Guild where his online lecture course, The Beautiful and Virtue: A Reading of Six Platonic Dialogues is available for preorder. You can reserve your seat at: eventbrite.com/e/salon-discussion-on-the-beautiful-in-platos-greater-hippias-tickets-815843037487
Announcing A Salon Discussion Group On the Beautiful in Platos Greater Hippias Thomas Jockin 2024-01-30 | For those of you in the Greater Atlanta, GA area, please consider attending this 90 minute in-person salon, where together we will discuss a topic using one influential text. This month’s text will be Plato’s Greater Hippias on the Beautiful. All texts selected for salons will be in the public domain. Access to this month’s reading will be provided prior to the salon. To contribute to the discussion group, reading the text before the event is encouraged, but not required. This salon is open to people who wish for more beauty in their lives. To ensure an effective educational experience, seating will be limited to 15 attendees. March 8th, 5:00pm – 8:30pm at The BardoPurchase your seat at eventbrite.com/e/salon-discussion-on-the-beautiful-in-platos-greater-hippias-tickets-815843037487?aff=oddtdtcreator
Reflections on Belonging Again by O.G. Rose Thomas Jockin 2023-07-11 | Emilio Manzanares Brito, Sam Willman, and Thomas Jockin reflect together after reading Belonging Again: An Explanation written by O.G. Rose.@O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel is the husband and wife collaboration of Michelle and Daniel Garner. Belonging Again is available for download or purchase on Amazon. amazon.com/Belonging-Again-Explanation-Part-I-ebook/dp/B0C4M1F9WXYou can read more from Emilio at this substack here:ourlittlegame.substack.comLikewise, you may read more from Sam Willman here:marbl.substack.com
Answering Questions About My Art Therapy Experience with Michelle of O G Rose Thomas Jockin 2022-04-10 | Timestamps3:00 Why Art Therapy? Art therapy creates artifacts to reflect upon.13:45 Images gives space to depict what is absent.37:00 Art therapy confronts distortions in perception rather than impose more models that distort perception even more.52:00 Consider art therapy as mental hygiene.Texts/ Talks referenced in talk:Dating Revolution: Spaces of Desire vs Social/Techno spaces by Michelle Garner, Sanduni Mundiyanse, and Javier Rivera: youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7Y5j8G20IFigures of Trauma by myself: medium.com/p/cd3f999d0228You can find O.G. Rose over at:YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC6zHDj4D323xJkblnPTvY3QMedium: o-g-rose-writing.medium.com
Typography for Designers: Create Fonts for the Marketplace is available for Pre-Order Thomas Jockin 2021-11-01 | Friends, I am excited to share my course, "Typography for Designers: Create Fonts for the Marketplace," which is now available for pre-order on @domestika. Use this link to grab my 50% off course before November 4th! domestika.org/en/courses/2772-typography-for-designers-create-fonts-for-the-marketplace/thomas_jockinThis course will teach you a simple yet effective research method to produce unique typefaces that communicate your vision. This class is excellent for a designer who wishes to work better with clients or find their niche in the marketplace, informed by my over ten years of work experience.
7A. What is Lack? Thomas Jockin 2021-06-24 | In this reply to OG Rose, I summarizes sections from Aristotle's Metaphysics regarding lack in scientific accounts, demonstration of free will in rational acts because of lacks, and virtue. You can be read the text online here:Book Delta: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.5.v.htmlBook Theta: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.9.ix.html
2B What Is Phenomenology? Thomas Jockin 2021-06-09 | In this video OG rose makes a robust argument for the utility of phenomenology in a Philosophy of Glimpses. For a quick summary, Phenomenology prevents the reductionist behavior to reduce all experience to observable compositional material matter otherwise known as materialism. I very much agree with OG Rose's argument here and I would like to build on his encouragement to use statements of “X is like Y” as opposed to “X is Y”.What I like about “ X is like Y” statements is that together with the affirmative similarity, there is also a dissimilar statement bundled together. X may indeed be like Y, but also X is not like Y. Richard may indeed be brave like a lion, but Richard is clearly not a lion. This presence of dissimilarity prevents the kind of reductionist tendencies we find in propositional statements. In the rush to achieve the identity “X is Y”, mental models apply violence to reality like a procrustean bed to fit the schema. Phenomenological statements like “X is like Y” are safeguarded from such reductionist violence.But is there a way to bridge particular experience into universal knowledge using statements of “X is like Y”? I believe so in a Ladder of Analogy. At the lowest level of the ladder there are statements of attribution similarity between two different objects. Take my example before “Richard is brave like a lion.” This is the weakest kind of analogy because the dissimilarity seems much more obvious than the similarity. Contrast “Richard is brave like a lion” to “Juliet is the Sun” from Shakespeare. The commonality between Richard and a lion was the attribute of bravery, whereas an identity statement is made between Juliet and the Sun. Clearly, Juliet is not a star at the center of the Solar System, but rather something substantial form is held in common between Juliet and the Sun to permit the use of the copula “is” rather than “like”. This use of the coupla “is” in the case of Juliet and the Sun points to a transparent and nonviolent apprensation in the reader of an essentially common form despite the ever present dissimilarity; It’s just that the simularity is more present than the disimulairty for Juliet and the Sun compared to Richard and a lion. This Ladder of Analogy is a relatively fresh idea for me that I need to spend much more time flushing out, but I offer the model in this addendum as a complement to OG Rose’s argument for Phemonomalogy because such a Ladder of Analogy may perhaps be a Liminal Oregon we need for this intellectual venture.Read the text at docs.google.com/document/d/1nznDEMwIFsfHAJthFC1op3o2DX-3pgWQdWnk4-e5um0/edit?usp=sharing
1E Is Metaphysics Unfalsifiable? A Reply to 1C and 1D Addenda by OG Rose et All. Thomas Jockin 2021-06-09 | I very much appreciate the distinction between the objective, the subjective but also the falsifiable and the unfalsifiable. To make such distinctions is worthwhile for our continued discussion. While this divergence may not be necessary to continue our overall discussion together, the conversation may be still worthwhile for those who wish to learn more. When OG Rose speaks about the distinctions that define a science he borrows stipulations from Popper and Rawls. From Popper, OG Rose takes the condition that a proposition must be falsifiable to be a science. From Rawls, he takes the additional condition that the persons making the observation must be interchangeable for a conclusion to be a science. Yes, the persons who used and made the bridge would obviously be able to affirm the presence, and therefore the lack, of the bridge. Daniel then asks what of the person who never saw the bridge? Does this mean Lacks are absolutely objective or is Lack some kind of intermediate state between the objective versus subjective? The video 1D by OG Rose and Javier Rivera used the term Conditional Falsifiable and I feel comfortable with this term with two caveats. I would like to make a distinction between epistemological and the ontological state of falsifiability. To borrow from Kripke, empirical observations can be necessary posteriori knowledge. To use an example from Kripke’s book Naming and Necessity, humans spoke of water for hundreds of thousands of years in many different languages and cultures, but it was only when a certain culture developed the technologies to observe and theoretical models to describe water as hydrogen dioxide that such a name came to exist. Hydrogen dioxide always existed even if no one uttered the name Hydrogen Dioxide until a contingent point in time. Now, as I stated in Addendum 1B, while the name Hydrogen Dioxide is a material name, the name points to a distribution, a form. This form is the essence of what was called water or now hydrogen dioxide. In other words, the Name binds the Thing to the Form. Wherever we encounter the thing named water, we also encounter the form. Therefore, when we test propositional statements, we are verifying the names that are applied are correctly bound to the right things and forms. Is this object in observation water? If so, the object would have these material compositions in this particular structure and arrangement. That particular structure is Form and can be verified as true or false. If we agree from Video 1 of Philosophy of Glimpses, that metaphysics is concerned with Form, then I believe I have illustrated enough to show falsifiability of form is possible. I admit, we will have to do much more work to prove falsifiability for Metaphysics as a whole, but that can be built on at a later date. My second caveat, is to consent that an activity and statement is science when interchangeable persons with the same body of knowledge applied to the same circumstances come to the same conclusion. This is not a very innovative condition — this is simply to verify the results of a demonstration by independent qualified persons. It would seem absurd to say medicine is not a science because if we swap a doctor out for a random person off the street and that generic person does not come to the same diagnosis of a patient’s symptoms as the doctor would. However, such a challenge to the claim that medicine is a science would be valid in my view if we swapped one particular doctor for another doctor and they derived a different diagnosis for a patient’s symptoms — which does happen. My reason to believe such a swaping of people is absurd is because the generic person does not have knowledge of the forms of disease, which is the lack of health. I find this point interesting, and I hope you all do as well. Read the text at docs.google.com/document/d/1CVlXibFDt01zDybvgpIjxQAIy4ByTC7zwIFhlraQffE/edit?usp=sharing
1B. What is Metaphysics? A Reply to OG Rose Thomas Jockin 2021-05-25 | A reply to OG Rose's "1. What is Metaphysics?"youtube.com/watch?v=VYUa0jqUzlA&t=55sText transcript of my reply can be read at:docs.google.com/document/d/12iDMm1AH92XUemxawaQuIQyB7ZLrM4iZijNDkJDW6_E/edit?usp=sharing
How a Variable Font Solves the Reading Crisis Thomas Jockin 2020-07-27 | HUGE Bogotá, full service digital agency invited me to speak on Lexend, a variable font that improves reading fluency in students. A 2018 study conducted on 3rd-grade students showed an average improvement in reading fluency of 19.8% over Times New Roman.Lexend see a future with personalized typography grounded in data.As their first typography talk, it was an honor to speak at HUGE Bogotá.Learn more at www.lexend.com
The Future of Variable Fonts and Web Typography with Thomas Jockin. Part 2 of 2 Thomas Jockin 2020-04-02 | Segments for Parson School of Design's online course on Web Typography hosted by Anslem Dästner. This segment discusses Lexend. Lexend is a variable font designed to improve reading fluency for the individual reader.
The Future of Variable Fonts and Web Typography with Thomas Jockin. Part 1 of 2 Thomas Jockin 2020-04-02 | Segments for Parson School of Design's online course on Web Typography hosted by Anslem Dästner. This segment discusses my background and founding of TypeThursday.
Exploring Monospaced Fonts: Array and Vulf Thomas Jockin 2019-03-26 | TypeThursday founder, Thomas Jockin, explores this week different approaches in monospace fonts. Featuring fonts from JTD and OHno Type Co.
Exploring Arabic with Kourosh Beigpour Thomas Jockin 2019-03-01 | In this special edition of Fontribute, Arabic typeface designer Kourosh Beigpour walk us through the important distinctions between a traditional calligraphy-based font and a more modern/experimental font in the Arabic script.
Exploring Hangul with Aaron Bell Thomas Jockin 2019-02-01 | In this special edition of Fontribute, Hangul typeface designer Aaron Bell walk us through the important distinctions between a traditional calligraphy-based font and a more modern/experimental font in the Hangul script.
Exploring Devanagari with Erin McLaughlin Thomas Jockin 2018-11-30 | In this special edition of Fontribute, Devanagari typeface designer Erin McLaughlin walk us through the important distinctions between a traditional calligraphy-based font and a more modern/experimental font in the devanagari script.
Exploring Narrow Widths with Omnes Narrow Thomas Jockin 2018-10-04 | This week, TypeThursday founder Thomas Jockin explores how decisions in spacing and weight impact a font's tone in Omnes Narrow.dardenstudio.com/typefaces/omnes_proFontribute is a project of TypeThursday.Our global type superfamily converges monthly to help one another improve our letterforms over drinks. Come join us at one of our chapters: typethursday.orgThis episode of Fontribute was made with support from Google Fonts.
Exploring Elektrix Thomas Jockin 2018-09-29 | This week, TypeThursday founder Thomas Jockin explores how different font weights can create very different impressions.The fonts explored this week are Elektrix by Zuzana Licko of Emigre Fonts.emigre.com/Designer/ZuzanaLickoFontribute is a project of TypeThursday.Our global type superfamily converges monthly to help one another improve our letterforms over drinks. Come join us at one of our chapters: typethursday.orgThis episode of Fontribute was made with support from Google Fonts.
Exploring Italic: Crimson Text and Source Serif Thomas Jockin 2018-09-18 | This week, TypeThursday founder Thomas Jockin explores what makes italics unique.The fonts explored this week are Crimson Text by Sebastian Kosch and Source Serif by Frank Grießhammer.You can explore these fonts yourself for FREE at Google Fonts:Crimson Text: fonts.google.com/specimen/Crimson+TextOpen Sans: fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Serif+ProFontribute is a project of TypeThursday.Our global type superfamily converges monthly to help one another improve our letterforms over drinks. Come join us at one of our chapters: typethursday.orgThis episode of Fontribute was made with support from Google Fonts.
For Headline or Body Copy? Exploring Open Sans with Alegreya sans Thomas Jockin 2018-09-05 | This week, TypeThursday founder Thomas Jockin explores contemporary san serifs intended to be friendly in appearance. The fonts explored this week are Open Sans by Steve Matteson and Alegreya Sans by Juan Pablo del Peral.You can explore these fonts yourself at Google Fonts:Alegreya Sans: fonts.google.com/specimen/Alegreya+SansOpen Sans: fonts.google.com/specimen/Open+SansFontribute is a project of TypeThursday.Our global type superfamily converges monthly to help one another improve our letterforms over drinks. Come join us at one of our chapters: typethursday.orgThis episode of Fontribute was made with support from Google Fonts.
Exploring MonoCromo Thomas Jockin 2018-06-22 | This week,TypeThursday founder Thomas Jockin is joined by Derek Lopez Vergara Anaya to explore his font MonoCromo.
