Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).
The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.
So, what sets TWK Everett apart from other font families? Here are some of its key features:
: It balances a structured, mechanical feel with an organic warmth, making it highly versatile for both bold headlines and readable body text.
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Due to its open counters and ample x-height, it performs beautifully on mobile screens, websites, and apps. TWK Everett Font Family
The is far more than just another sans-serif. It is the result of years of dedicated study, design evolution, and technical engineering. With its unique balance of symmetrical structure and organic drawing, its extensive range of 22 versatile weights, and its powerful monospace companion, TWK Everett stands as a pinnacle of modern Swiss typography. Whether you are designing a global brand identity, a high-end editorial layout, a complex digital product, or an elegant signage system, TWK Everett provides the tools, the flexibility, and the personality to bring your vision to life with precision and style.
Designed by Swiss type designer Nolan Paparelli and meticulously mastered by Jan Charvát, TWK Everett is a modern sans-serif typeface of remarkable depth and versatility. It emerged as Paparelli’s diploma project at the prestigious ECAL/University of Art & Design Lausanne and has been evolving ever since, culminating in a complete release by the Swiss foundry TYPE.WELTKERN® in 2021. The result is a coherent and functional family that bridges the gap between expressive graphic design and high reading comfort.
Perhaps the most distinctive feature is the double-story lowercase ‘g’. While Helvetica famously uses a single-story ‘g’ (resembling an ‘8’ with a closed loop), Everett employs a classic double-story ‘g’ with an open, teardrop-shaped lower loop. This feature, more common in old-style serifs and humanist sans (like Gill Sans), dramatically improves legibility in body text and adds a touch of elegance. So, what sets TWK Everett apart from other font families
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The Definitive Guide to TWK Everett: The Ultimate Contemporary Grotesque Font Family
At first glance, Everett looks clean and functional. Upon closer inspection, several unique design choices reveal its distinct personality: Share public link Due to its open counters
TWK Everett is a contemporary neo-grotesque font family designed by Nolan Paparelli and released through the Weltkern (formerly TWK)
Everett is a hidden gem in the design system world. With the rise of large screens (4K and 5K monitors), many sans-serifs look too chunky. Everett’s open counters and vertical rhythm make it a fantastic choice for dashboards, SaaS products, and mobile apps. Tech companies use it for its humanist touch—it feels less robotic than Inter or Roboto.