A blog about software development, design, Arabic, FOSS, cryptoeconomics, libre graphics, and other things Eli is interested in.https://elih.net/https://elih.net/blog/nastaliq-distilled/https://elih.net/blog/nastaliq-distilled/Converting Gulzar, an OpenType Nasta’liq font, into a neural font. A build log.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elih.net/blog/neuraltype/https://elih.net/blog/neuraltype/A font format that uses a small neural model to generate outlines in context, with a live WASM demo.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elih.net/blog/virtua-grotesk/https://elih.net/blog/virtua-grotesk/Virtua Grotesk, a typeface drawn on a dyadic self-labeling grid system, and the small neural network learning to draw it.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elih.net/blog/img2bez/https://elih.net/blog/img2bez/A Rust autotracer developed against hand-drawn references with an eval harness.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://elih.net/blog/diffuse-value-capture/https://elih.net/blog/diffuse-value-capture/An economic lens on open source, remix culture, and authorship after AI.Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT