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VTT seems to not be working on my machine, am I unable?
Hi, I have been trying to get VTT running on my machine Win7. Am I doing something wrong? I have been following the only tutorial I have found "hinting indic fonts ", I set everything as mentioned but...
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Anachrony: sets and swashes
Anachrony is a geometric sans take on blackletter in the "Old English" vein. I've been working on this for a very long while without seeking much input, and I'm satisfied with most of it, but recently...
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‘Grand Cru Classés’ sprouting from Antwerp soil
In the exquisite setting of the Museum Plantin-Moretus the Inside/Outside exhibition, organized by the Plantin Institute of Typography, was opened on Saturday 17 May 2014. The exhibition comprises work...
View ArticleKerning of .otf files in MS Word 2011 and MS Word 2016 (v 16.16) Mac
Somehow the kerning of an .otf file doesn't show up in MS Word 2016 (v 16.16) Mac.In MS Word 2011 (Mac) it works correctly. Anyone knows how to fix it or what could be the reason etc.?
View ArticleTypographic terminology
Dear TypeDrawers,where to find good typographic terminology in the world’s languages? At Unicode, I help maintaining a localization database called Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR). For example,...
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MyType.io: Will this service help you?
Hi! This is David Kim in MyType Team! https://mytype.io/ is a font market platform for designers to search fonts much easier. We are utilizing artificial intelligence technology to classify fonts and...
View ArticlePython package locations
I think this isn't a font technology specific problem but I think people here have definitely had this issue before. I installed fontTools with pip and it's located...
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Moxic
Hello,a generic grotesk going up to 11 (file attached below). Will have italcs. Family name is open for debate.
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Could someone enlighten me about svg fonts please.How much support do they have – is it the future?And Is it possible to have each glyph as a high res image?Thanks!
View ArticleIcons that don't have Unicode – what to do?
Things like "heart", "flag", "envelope" or "star" have their unicode. But things like "burger" menu, "share" or "tag" icons don't. What do I do? If I leave unicode empty, then at least Illustrator CS6...
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Eau de Garamond — a sans distilled from the essence of Garamond
A few years ago, I was first hit by the creative urge to make a faithful sans companion to Garamond — not just another humanist sans tipping its hat to the old master, but a sans that really was...
View ArticleArabic / Persian (Farsi) / Urdu Writing And Calligraphy Software And Fonts List.
A list of Arabic / Persian (Farsi) / Urdu, or any other Languages that use Arabic Script, Writing and Calligraphy programs.if you know more programs please mention them, and I will add them.Also some...
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Problem in Chrome?
Opening https://beautifulwebtype.com/zilla-slab/ in Chrome or Edge doesn't display the four different figure sets, but only the default figures. In firefox it is right. Does anyone know more about this...
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A new transitional typeface needs a name
Over the past couple of weeks I have been working on a new transitional typeface, which I initially called “Essay”. I really liked the name at first. It reflected my idea of a font made for longform...
View ArticleHelp to fund the exhibition of Joh. Enschedé’s items
The North-Holland Archives, the stewards of history, is going to make an exhibition. An exhibition about one of our most prized and impressive collections: the collection of the Haarlem based printer...
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Khmer script justification is broken in Adobe InDesign
Hello. Recently, Adobe announced its official support for 5 Asian scripts including Khmer in Photoshop (and Illustrator). I'm not sure if that includes InDesign, but it renders Khmer script well...
View ArticleThe Widest Letters
I am preparing to update a page on my web site which talks about a pet fantasy of mine: modifying the IBM Electronic Composer so that it could also accept typewriter elements, and even the elements for...
View Articlenonlinear kerning in VF
Is the problem illustrated in Just's tweet solved somehow?https://twitter.com/justvanrossum/status/811481272333778944If not: Any good tricks and tips how to solve similar issues?
View ArticleMyFonts Free Font Friday
Have any designers derived any benefit from being featured on MyFonts Free Font Friday?One of my families; Remora Sans, is pretty extensive with 5 Medium Italics which are free. When I produced the...
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