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Cherokee!
Expanded my Combax further. I wanna hear your thoughts while I wait for a response from the Cherokee Nation. E-mailed them the below images earlier today PS. I took what I could from As far as I...
View ArticleApp fonts pricing
Hi,Why do foundries have a different price for web and app fonts?Is there a obvious reason app fonts should be more expensive than web fonts? (ex: Klim Type)thanksseb
View ArticleLearning to see Type
So it seems well established that a key part of being able to design type is the ability to see type; that is, to see all the optical illusions and being able to judge colour, optical spacing etc. But...
View ArticleWhy does a font’s price depend on usage?
I’m curious about why are font licenses so complicated? I mean, a smart phone’s price doesn’t depend on the amount of calls; a car’s price doesn’t depend on how far you’re going to go. So why does a...
View ArticleTable of the Evolution of English Language
How to display the evolution of language using Unicode?Oxford University Press is publishing a table with the evolution of the English alphabet, in the Oxford Companion to the English Language. The...
View ArticleInteresting use of variable fonts...
http://www.fastcodesign.com/90167210/helvetica-is-now-an-encryption-device
View ArticleFigma and font licensing
Hey all.I’m curious if there’s been a discussion about the interface design app Figma and font licensing? As its designs are cloud based, fonts are too, so it moves beyond cpu installs. This does not...
View ArticleOpinions on reverse contrast French Clarendon
A couple of months ago, I watched an old western movie and found myself drawn to the typeface used for one of the newspaper headlines. I was familiar with French Clarendons, but this one struck me as...
View ArticleAny glaring problems with this Cyrillic character set?
I've been working on this sans text face for a while now and have recently added a Cyrillic character set to the existing Latin and Greek sets. I realise there is always room for improvement, but I've...
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Jardin Solid
Hi friends,here is the solid version of the ornamental font I did before. I plan to release this first with a basic set. Please critique.the ornamental font which I eventually called...
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A straight version of Abraham: Bram
Around two years ago I released Abraham, a hand-drawn typeface with varying lettershapes (3 alternates for all uppercase and lowercase letters, 'randomly' used so the words look like they are...
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What is the point in naming a few completely different fonts "Futura...
In the way of educating myself about the great and famous designs, I noticed that the Futura family includes some odd members, like Futura Black and Futura Display. What is the reason behind naming...
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Combining counterpunching and engraving
I've made this close-up of one of my B42 punches to illustrate something rarely described in type literature: how to combine the counterpunch imprint with engraved contours. You can even see the mark...
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Is it common knowledge that Dala Prisma is an actual prism?
I noticed that with ClearType enabled, at certain zoom levels a wonderful rainbow can be observed:I wonder if this was intentional.https://commercialtype.com/catalog/dala_floda/dala_prisma
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Punchcutting courses available at the Imprimerie Nationale
A lot of people still don't know that there are punchcutting courses with Nelly Gable available at the Imprimerie Nationale.For information and applications contact Francis Capdeboscq >...
View ArticleSelling a super-family versus smaller, separate sub-families
Hi All,I'm working on a family (42 fonts total) that will have text, display, and stencil styles. So 3 sub-families or collections.Wondering: has anyone noticed a measurable advantage for selling...
View ArticleL l l.sc caron
A simple doubt. l.sc goes better with caron.alt or the same caron as lower case?Thank you!
View ArticleMore granularity in OTVar
Font-level axis in variable fonts are great. However it seems limiting the possibilities font-designers want to see in fonts now that they know what design-space can do in variable fonts. Indeed, so...
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Windows software that can read Mac SUIT font file format?
Does anyone know of a font editor for Windows that can at least read and view fonts in the SUIT format? I don't need to generate fonts in this format, but I have a reference font in that format that...
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