Awesome 1+ yr Font Engineer role in Silicon Valley, CA @ Gr8 tech co!
Please send your resume to jbrandon@aquent.com if interested.Or if you have referrals, please keep our referral rewards program in mind: https://aquent.com/rewards/Please let me know if you have any...
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Right font for the logo
Hey! I am not a professional and this question for an advice surely could be classified as an ask for free work. So please don't be mad So! I have a logo for a studio done, but the font of the actual...
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A FontForge plug-in to harmonize or tunnify (balance) or add inflection...
While working on my type family Elemaints, I have written several scripts that enhance the capabilities of FontForge. On https://github.com/linusromer/harmonize-tunnify-inflection I have published some...
View ArticleReviving Type
A book on the calibration of mind and eye, to be presented at ATypI 2019 Tokyo: https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/8890-reviving-type-1
View ArticleNon-Latin digital incunabula?
I'm looking for early examples of non-Latin digital fonts, both bitmap and vector. I know that some of the IBM CGA graphics cards had Hebrew, Cyrillic and Greek versions of their hardware fonts in...
View ArticleGentle EULA Reminder for Font Creators
The time to implement a EULA is right at the beginning LOL! Not after you're no longer happy with the use of your creation!https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/25/berners-lee-contract-for-web/
View ArticleNick Cooke of G-Type, TypographHer interview
http://www.typographher.com/blog/2019/11/22/oh-g-a-delightful-new-digital-home-and-exciting-new-release
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Designed my first font for a fashion brand logo. How did I do so far?
Hi Type Drawers community! I have been afraid of creating logos with customized fonts because, well, they always end up poorly. This time I kinda got out of my comfort zone and decided to do it. This...
View ArticlePosts are not marked as read anymore
It's quite irritating, posts that I've clicked are not marked as read anymore when I return to the main page. It used to work until about a week ago. Is it only me, or has anybody else seen the same?
View ArticleStumped by Word 2011 Mac again...
Just when I feel like I have a full grasp of tackling font naming for Word 2011 Mac, I'm thrown a curve ball...I usually master typefaces with Reg, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic style linked, and then any...
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Synthium Display
Hello everyone!I'm a graphic designer, currently working at an agency in the DC Area. I've been in the field since 2015. My interest in type design was sparked in college and since then I've been...
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[OTVar] Type 3.2 font editor - variable fonts
Since variable fonts are going to be absolutely HUGE* in 2020, I am pleased to announce that Type 3.2 font editor (Windows, Mac, free and paid versions) now supports the creation and editing of...
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 ArticleCase-sensitive baseline quote marks?
For an all caps treatment, is it acceptable to shift the baseline quote marks ( „ ) up so that the very bottom of the character is sitting on the baseline (rather than hanging below, like a comma)? I...
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Walden Font Co. 50% off sale until the end of the year
Until the end of the year, I'm offering a 50% discount on all my fonts and design kits. You need to use this link to get the discounted prices.
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Elstob: a Fell-based font
First a bit about me: I’m a professor of English medieval literature, fascinated since the 1980s by all things to do with type and lettering—both because paleography is a significant part of what I do...
View ArticleHow many weights are too many / style linking in large families
In current project, I'm considering 23 weights per subfamily, six subfamilies. I thought it might be useful to be able to equalize stroke weight between words in different point sizes, like stacked...
View ArticleThoughts on new 16-inch MacBook Pro?
I've watched a couple reviews on the new 16-inch MBP, which were mostly positive, and then went to the store this weekend to see in person. Without getting into tech-specs, my broad-stroke impression...
View ArticleNorthern Block seeking new Font Developer
Font Developer (UK)Full TimeThe Northern Block is seeking an additional Font Developer to join our award-winning team in Newcastle upon Tyne, working both in-house and remotely. The successful...
View ArticleThe History of Graphic Design in Iran
Hello, I am researching the use of typography as a tool of revolutionary or antagonist approach. I have done much research on futurism and similar movements. My instructor has suggested me to analyse...
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