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Multiple contextual alternates in sequence, based on proximity?
I'm seeking advice for an unusual sequential substitution that I've been toying around with; namely, substituting the second letter in a ligature as well as the following letter, if that following...
View ArticleConfused with diaeresis and acute in Latin vs Greek
As far as I can see, some fonts do not make distinction between them minus Greek calls acute, tonos instead. Do you guys keep them same in your glyphs?Additional questions related to the...
View ArticleTypefaces for sheet music?
Hi everyone,I'm doing an editorial design for a Pianist, and it will have all his sheet music on this book.Anyone knows any good typeface for this matter? Thanks in advanced!
View ArticleHow do you promote your work?
Because type design is only a part-time hobby for me, I never focused on marketing my work, and I sell solely through major vendors. I make some nice supplemental monthly income from regular desktop...
View ArticleSome help with Open Type features
I'm designing a font for Oriya script and I've run into some problems regarding OpenType GSUB lookups. I already started a discussion on fontlab forums so I'll just point there instead of posting...
View ArticleRecommended Type Design and Typography Books
I've read through the below books in the first list here and enjoyed them all, with The Elements of Typographic Style possibly my favorite. Are there any in the second list that would be considered...
View ArticleWhat is “Unger” as an adjective?
This refers to the “post-Unger” or “Unger” descriptors I saw type people online using when describing a typeface. I’ve done some digging but did not find any clear definition of how a typeface is...
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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...
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The LeMo Method
Those who are familiar with my PhD research know that I investigate Renaissance systematization in type. The underlying hypothesis is that Gutenberg and consorts developed a standardized and unitized...
View ArticleFont version changes
I'm assuming it boils down to judgment calls, but I'm wondering about generally acceptable changes that can be made between font version updates.It seems clear that obvious glitches should be fixed,...
View ArticleOnline shops and language
Random reminder how English EULAs etc. feel for a large part of the world : )https://www.stormtype.com/business/conditions
View ArticleAdobe apps, missing glyphs, switching fonts
Does anybody know why Adobe software sometimes encounters a missing glyph and changes to a different font rather than displaying notdef? I remember we worked this out years ago on Typophile.
View ArticleHow do you convert webfont?
Hi,I wonder how do you convert OTF/TTF to WOFF and/or other formats such as EOT, SVG etc...? I tried online tools such as Fontsquirrel, and everything fonts, and TransType4 but these tools are having...
View ArticleIs porting fonts to iOS Legal or Illegal?
It's something that people have been doing for years, I think since the iPhone came out in 2007, and the guys over at BytaFont (http://forum.bytafont.com/ ) are most active in doing this today, but I...
View ArticleAre "pixel" traps a thing?
Hey folks,I've been looking into some references for screen-use typefaces and to my astonishment found some humanist sans with "ink" traps - although those fonts seem to be explicitly designed for...
View ArticleManual TrueType Hinting Coverage and Costs
I'm curious what level of manual TrueType hinting 'most' (I know this is a big generalization, but still…) independent foundries offer with their webfonts? Is there an average here?I'm leaving out...
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How many fonts are there?
I noticed today that MyFonts' search accepts the "*" regular expression, http://www.myfonts.com/search/*/fonts/This offers a view at the size of the type design community. Obviously not every family...
View ArticleOpenType.tools Launches
I have just launched OpenType.tools as the online/next-generation replacement of my previous OpenType Features Editor application for Windows. For this initial launch, the website will generate a...
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Technical Trivial Facts (.ttf)
In 1964 someone found out that it was possible to directly draw on the IBM 2250 Graphics Display Unit with a morsel of removable chalk mounted on the end of a piece of wood, which was secured to a...
View ArticleHow do you implement ijacute and IJacute?
Following up on this discussion, https://twitter.com/a_dg/status/543818584351203328https://twitter.com/underware/status/544520154055733249How do people set up ijacute and IJacute? They have Unicode...
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