251: Type Up Your Life with Elliot Jay Stocks
- Diana Varma
- May 8
- 2 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
Straight from his idyllic backyard music studio in the UK, we have Elliot Jay Stocks!Â
Elliot is a designer and musician, known in typographic circles thanks to his time as Creative Director of Adobe Typekit, founder of typography magazine 8 Faces, and for his recent collaboration with Google that lead to the creation of Google Fonts Knowledge. Elliot has spoken at design events around the world and has had his work profiled in numerous publications. He previously co-founded the lifestyle magazine Lagom with his wife, and now records electronic music as Other Form.
In this conversation, you’ll hear about Elliot’s prolific career in type. We talk passion projects and opportunities to broaden skills sets and unique opportunities that can happen from following one’s genuine interests. Elliot also shares his process for writing and designing my very favourite typography textbook, as well as the entry point for students who are just beginning to formally explore the world of letterforms.Â
And finally, while not a type designer, Elliot shares what he’s working on, dabbling in creating a new typeface of his very own.
A quick note that this episode isn’t sponsored — as always I’m just a curious human trying to connect with interesting, creative people and projects out in the world.Â
Let’s listen in…
See Elliot talk about typography’s role in design systems at Config (in San Francisco or online) TODAY on May 8th!
About Our Guest:
Elliot Jay Stocks is a designer and musician, known in typographic circles thanks to his time as Creative Director of Adobe Typekit, founder of typography magazine 8 Faces, and for his recent collaboration with Google that lead to the creation of Google Fonts Knowledge. Elliot has spoken at design events around the world and has had his work profiled in numerous publications. He previously co-founded the lifestyle magazine Lagom with his wife, and now records electronic music as Other Form.
@elliotjaystocks on Bluesky
@elliotjaystocks on Instagram
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Music:
A Kwela Fella - John Bartmann licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License
Talk Paper Scissors Theme Music:Â Retro Quirky Upbeat Funk by Lewis Sound Production via Audio Jungle