SimpleBits

SimpleBits® is a tiny design studio, type foundry, and goods shop founded by Dan Cederholm.

05/28/2026

Putting on some Buddy Rich from 1976 and busting out the handy tee folder this morning. Thanks for your orders so far ✌️✨

05/27/2026

I like to make physical goods that feature our non-physical typefaces. Sometimes we put those goods on sale. Today is one of those days. It’s not a special day. But it’s a day where everything is 35% off. Just use code SPECIAL at checkout for a discount on our tees, hats, decals, books, dice games, and other very unimportant things for the next week.

No one will ever see this post because of the description above, but ah well 😎

04/29/2026

Our typefaces like being around each other. Get them individually or our entire catalog (and other perks) by joining our Secret Club™!

04/23/2026

Random movie titles set in our brand new Beeswacks typeface. Available now!

04/21/2026

Today, we’re announcing the official release of our latest typeface, Beeswacks! A vintage-esque, display sans-serif based on a handful of letters found on an old box of candles made by Columbia Wax Works in New York.

We took those capital letters as guidance in filling out a whole alphabet that retains the worn, hand-painted vibes from the candle box. Beeswacks will be fantastic for logos, posters, signage, branding, etc.

Beeswacks comes in a single weight and includes upper & lowercase letters, numerals, punctuation, diacritics with expanded language support, as well as some alternate character icons and script-y, discretionary ligatures for the words the, of, in, at, and, for.

Available now, individually, or join our Secret Club™ and get ALL of our fonts + other perks ✌️🤓✨

04/15/2026

Does it really matter anymore? I hope so. But regardless, a new human-made font is coming shortly.

04/14/2026

Our 8 most recent typefaces released. Get ‘em individually or get ‘em ALL + more by joining our Secret Club™!

04/08/2026

Today I shared a free pre-release of Beeswacks, our latest typeface, with our Secret Club members. It’s a sans-serif display font inspired by some vintage lettering found on a wax candle company’s packaging.

It’s intentionally imperfect and quirky with an inky, rounded-but-angular character. Looks great in all-caps, but we also added lowercase to match the limited set found on the candle box.

Imagining what a full alphabet becomes from a handful of letters is one of my favorite type design tasks—this was a fun one!

Join the Secret Club. Get all of our fonts and pre-releases and other perks 🤓👍

04/03/2026

New Stardust Tee in the shop! When life seems difficult, I always remind myself of the bigger picture. And you can’t get much bigger than remembering that everything is made of stardust and stardust is everything. Heavy stuff, but it helps keep things in perspective. The type is set in our Cartridge font. Small eclipse icon on the front left, with full, 3-color art on the back. Printed perfectly here in Salem, MA by our friends Lucky House Mfg. ✨

03/04/2026

Random glyphs from our latest typeface, Clauthbound.

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