Editor's Picks (June 24, 2024)

Featured Releases

Shantell Sans
Shantell Martin
Font library | .zip download
Open edition

Beloved visual artist Shantell Martin returns to Metalabel with a release that turns her iconic handwriting — the star of her visual work — into a font that anyone can use.

The radicalness of this act should not be underestimated. Shantell has taken what’s most well-known about her work — the distinctive lettering made by her hand — and made it an open tool. Imagine a musical artist releasing a model of their own voice for others to use — that’s the kind of open sourcing that’s happening here.

Following up on her previous Metalabel release — a deluxe package of vinyl and artwork called Bad Ideas — Shantell Sans shows the diversity, creativity, and range of Shantell’s work. Download Shantell’s font library for free and collect a distinct piece by an exceptional artist.

Out of Office Uniform
Out of Office x Chaotic Goods
Apparel
100 editions

How to describe “Uniform,” the debut collaboration by the groups Chaotic Goods and Out of Office Network? Is it fashion? A social experiment? A shibboleth for unlocking IRL conversation? The collective behind the project emphatically says YES to all of the above.

“Out of Office Uniform” is a limited edition sweatshirt that invites people to interact with whoever wears it (“This is an invitation to chat,” the back of the sweatshirt reads) that’s more than merch:

“By buying this uniform, we are prototyping a community of practice (and an economy) that better serves us, as humans and humans who work,” the group’s release page reads. “It means you're part of a group developing new ideas, tools and ventures to pave the way to new models of living and working.”

We like the sound and look of that.