Free 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 ArticleDefending the typographic downtrodden
This appeared today on the Washington Post’s op-ed page:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/25/i-dont-care-what-others-say-this-is-typeface-me/?arc404=trueGiven the rest of today's news, I...
View ArticleDo you trademark your typeface(s)?
I just added trademark info to the name check tool (https://namecheck.fontdata.com/) and was wondering if any individual/independent designers also trademark their work? As of now I indexed...
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What do you think might be causing this problem?
Hi there,I have a client using Quark Xpress blaming one of my fonts for spacing problems in the last paragraphs lines of a document. In my opinion this is probably just a H&J issue and not related...
View ArticleFont licensing similar to Swiss Typefaces?
Hi, I really like Swiss Typefaces licensing model https://www.swisstypefaces.com/licensing. Are there any foundries that have a similar model? Thanks.
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Request: examples of the Avoiuli writing system
Do any TypeDrawers members have writing examples of the Avoiuli writing system? It's a script used by the Turaga indigenous movement on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. There is little information about...
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Rendering issue on Windows browser - counters closing
Hi All,A client is using a few weights from one of my families on a large, consumer-facing website and the semibold weight is rendering very poorly on Windows browsers (looks fine on Mac browsers). I...
View ArticleSort multiple-mapping sequentially in FontLab
When I generate multiple-mapped glyphs in FontLab Studio 5, the order of the Unicode assignments can't be controlled *. For example I have an A that I want mapped to 0041 0391 0410 (A, Alpha, Cyrillic...
View ArticleAdobe Type is looking for a Senior Font Developer
https://adobe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external_experienced/job/Tokyo/Senior-Font-Developer_80938Adobe's Type Development team is looking for a font developer/engineer to work with our team in Japan...
View ArticleList of glyphs that remain upright in italics
I am generally of the belief that some glyphs ought to remain upright even in italic fonts.I have long used lists of such glyphs when working on italics—even reverse engineering a list at least once,...
View ArticleReversing glyph sequence
I'd like to be able to do things like:sub A A B B by B B A A; sub A B C D E F by F E D C B A;I don't see how this could be achieved reading the spec, and FontTools errors out with an "Direct...
View ArticleAny website worth paying for advertising?
Hi there,Is there a website you can recommend worth paying for advertising to promote my fonts?TIA.
View ArticleTypedesign and science, or: look at what I made!
Hello folks,Firstly, I'd like to boast about this (https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/3/1/1) peer-reviewed publication about the overestimation of horizontal thickness, which, by the way, mentions...
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Stylistic Sets + Tabular Figures
I'm sure there's an easy solve for this, but I haven't had any luck looking around on my own. I'm working on a typeface that has proportional lining figures as the default, with a stylistic set for a...
View ArticleA Meditation on Arno
Because Arno was designed relatively recently, in 2007, while I'm sure I've seen this beautiful typeface, even accompanied by its name, I hadn't been particularly aware of it, until my curiosity was...
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Seeking specimens/examples for "Künstlerschrift Wodan", Stempel & Co. 1902/1906
All, I'm working on a revival of this typeface, and am looking for additional material. I have the following, but find that the draft is very different from the actual specimen. Any help is greatly...
View ArticleAnchor positioning habits
What is your practice in positioning mark anchors? Do you set them on the baseline/x-height/cap height, or slightly below/above?This will probably depend on the design, but generally, do you adjust the...
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.FEA glyph ranges
The AFDKO spec defines glyph range as [<firstGlyph> - <lastGlyph>]where <firstGlyph> and <lastGlyph> must be the same length and can differ:1. By a single letter from A-Z,...
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Stylistic sets in ITC Avant Garde
You can only set the typeface's name as it appears on posters with manual composition. Not only are the needed A and V placed in mutually exclusive stylistic sets, but the G_A ligature doesn't kick in...
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