FontLab Studio 5 is dead
I know that I’m not the only one who has been sticking with FontLab 5 despite the copy/paste issue that arose on Macs post-Sierra.Just to let everyone know, the macOS 10.14.4 update kills it...
View ArticleRounding error questions
During interpolation, rounding errors seem unavoidable. The obsessive-compulsive part of me wants to meticulously fix them, but is this considerable effort wasted?First, since almost no one will ever...
View ArticleSeeking Font Engineer in Silicon Valley, CA!
Job Title: Font Engineer Hours: Full-time Duration: 12 months (3 month increments per budget approval) Job Description:For this assignment, Aquent's client is looking for a highly motivated and...
View ArticleWhip up a quick FontLab VI script for me
I need a simple FL VI script*. Drop me a PM, I'll explain what I need, you send me a quote, and then hopefully the whole thing gets wrapped up within 24 hours. * I'd do it, but I'm a little too...
View ArticleOpen Fontdata Storage
Continuing a discussion from twitter https://twitter.com/simoncozens/status/1122451183371718661It is desirable to have a font format that can store all data needed for different tools and workflows....
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MS Word outlining one of my fonts
Hi there,I am having an issue with some versions of MS Word outlining one of my fonts and I can't find the reason or how to prevent this from happening.The problem only happens with the Thin weight of...
View ArticleFree sites stealing/pirating your fonts for download
I've already had to send DMCA notices, but what a hassle against sites like UXFree and others, that steal your fonts from distributor sites and make them a "free" download. In one case they removed it...
View ArticleBooks About Type Design and Founding in the United States of America
This is the first in a series of bibliography threads I plan to start. I think having ongoing lists with multiple contributors and discussion on a forum makes more sense than top ten lists or a...
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Arabic Design Contest
Dear Friends,You are cordially invited to design one Arabic font to win our tool, namely "QalamBartar" shown at and elaborated at https://ahmedgraf.com/2018/06/12/qalam-bartar/ plus a number of unique...
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Dark stencil
This design is derived from handlettering on a T-shirt I did recently.The objective was to keep the letters fat so that the line design could be drawn inside. I made some trials with the ornaments (a-z...
View ArticleChange to real names policy.
I have decided to relax the real names policy a little. If you do not wish to use your real name then you may use a trade name that obviously identifies you. Examples of an obviously identifiable trade...
View ArticleUltra-compressed flat-siders
In times of the ancients, sans-serif condensed, compressed, ultra-compressed fonts usually had flat sides. If you look at Univers as it gets narrower, curves get squeezed until they become completely...
View ArticleMinion Pro Phonetic
http://www.typophile.com/node/103873Does anyone have a relevant contact(s) for a set of "ready-made" characters?
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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 ArticleI know how to start. But I don't know when to finish.
Designing a typeface seems, to me, to involve dozens of big decisions, and thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of small iterative changes.How do you know when you have finished your typeface?
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Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c
I just prepared a medium article at following URL. And I would like to ask your opinion about Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form. Is it a design error or not?My Medium...
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Workshop for Arabic Type Design - Beirut
Hi TypeDrawers,Hope Fans of Arabic Typefaces wont miss this workshophttp://arabictypedesign.com/Application deadline: Midnight Monday June 20, 2019Happy Participating with...
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A Fun Find: Early Greek Didot (1790)
I’ve known about this for one or two years now, and intend to include it in my design of Didot from this period, but I thought it would be neat to share this small nook in type history with you all...
View Article"Helvetica Now" - "Monotype redesigns Helvetica for the digital age"
https://www.creativebloq.com/news/helvetica-now
View ArticleFreelance Type design - Expansion of Merriweather
I am expanding Merriweather from being a variable font family with Weights to one with Width and Optical variation too. Because I am going from 4 masters (including Italics) to 24 masters - I need a...
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