Webfont test suites or validation tools, which ones are there
One comment I picked up multiple times while talking/reading about webfonts, is that people are weary about creating WOFF and WOFF2 fonts because it adds so much work. These fonts need to be prepared,...
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Metanotation
I would like us to share our personal notation marks for correction of specimens.Here are mine:
View ArticleFamily Stem Weights Calculator
This is a simple little tool that will help you plan the stems weights values across a 9 styles family.Input your thinnest and boldest stems values, and it will show you a wide range of possibilities...
View ArticleWhich software is best for Arabic, Urdu font?
Hello everyone, I just want to know which software is best to create Urdu or Acabic font with accents and where should I learn it to develop a font? I am really new to this, I hope your help will guide...
View ArticleTextured Type
I would like to add some texture to some of my existing brush fonts. I'm wondering how designers deal with the beziers in this case. It's a lot of points and finding things like overlaps and twists is...
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Italics angle compensations
Hello everyone,I'm having a hard time findind anything online regarding the angle-variations that some — most? — of the italics present (example below : Garamond).So my question is: is there a rule or...
View ArticleWOFF font info edit tool?
Hi,Does anyone know of a tool that let's you edit font tables of woff files without re-exporting the font?Basically what OT Master does for otf and ttf files.Thanks,Artur
View ArticleFont copyright law changes coming to U.S.
The USPTO is in the process of changing the the copyright protection of font software in the U.S.Time to contact your senators and congress people.Attached is a form letter for your use and a pdf of...
View ArticleNew hosting of Pablo Impallari's famous testing page
Hey, all! I just thought I'd mention it more obviously, in case it was missed in the other recent thread about the Cyreal page reporting 50x problems, but at least as a backup I've uploaded the latest...
View ArticleFont testing pages down?
Is the Cyreal font testing page/site http://www.cyreal.org/Font-Testing-Page/index.php not working for anyone else? It was ok earlier this week but now I get an "Error 50x" message. (I've been using it...
View ArticleOpenType 1.8.3 published
A new version of the OpenType spec — version 1.8.3 — has been published: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/ While the content navigation links for the current version now all...
View ArticleHinting of small glyphs
Hello folks, may I ask how you go about hinting small glyphs like Threesuperior and Registered, for them to not jump up or down in the middle part of the glyph? Should I make a hint that goes all the...
View ArticleRoyalty rates offered by various font retailers
Hello! I'm conducting some research on the royalty rates offered by various font retailers and I need your help to complete the list below. Although I know the % offered by some of the popular...
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What's wrong with my kerning?
My font appears "jumpy", I can't figure out what's wrong with it. Working on kerning definitely improved the looks though I don't know what to do next (other than start from scratch). No one else sees...
View ArticleNeed advice in redesign
Hi, guys! I am done redesigning my website. What are your thoughts about it? How are colors, animation, navigation, etc?Please give me your suggestions. I really appreciate your...
View ArticleCheck language support tools
I'm aware of a few tools that check the language support in a font (OTMaster 370 Light — which I prefer because it also gives me a number — , Underware validator, etc... even Font Book info view), but...
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Image attachments are not displayed
When I try to upload an image, the height and width are always set to 0, so I can't see the image. There should be an image right here:
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Elemaints - A Serif Family with Optical Sizes
A long time ago (2010) I have started a new typeface written in METAFONT (see http://www.typophile.com/node/73827). I interrupted the work because I had to investigate further in METAFONT and...
View ArticleNumeral values of weights
I was preparing promotional materials for an new family and noticed issue with weights order.They are not displayed the way they should be (from thin to thick). Weights are done as MM instances.These...
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