Microsoft VOLT lives!
After almost 8 years!https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3011Microsoft VOLT 1.4.273 release notes Overview Since the last public VOLT release we have added various features and...
View Articlealt.comp.fonts FAQ lives!
Here's a blast from the past:https://github.com/ndw/comp.fonts
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Glyph order in Adobe apps
Another case of "I've done this before, but now I cannot make it work"...Which setting in Fontlab can I sort the glyphs for Adobe apps (Menu>Type>Glyphs)?No need for all custom set, just not all...
View ArticleGenerate node overlap with python?
Hi,I'm not very good with robofab, but I wanted to select a node and create another node on top.Just in case I'm using fontlab 5 and have all the basic python plugins installed.Thank you for your help!
View ArticleTypeface launch strategy
I would really love to hear your launch strategy once you’ve “abandoned” aka completed your typeface.I’m messy and confused and sometimes anxious about releasing it in a way that I don't take my time...
View ArticleOpentype Registered Features
So I've been trying to learn about opentype features you can add.(https://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/features_ae.htm)Most of fonts I looked through have their own kerning and metric #s but in...
View ArticleBDFs from FontForge; or, Seeking Wizened Font Nerd
Hi all –I require what feels like ancient, arcane wisdom. Is there a Gandalf* of BDFs? It seems that FontForge** does not respect the bitmaps it itself creates. I have a CJK font for which I have tuned...
View ArticleThis week in type: All Bat-Helvetica breaks out over emoji dumplings (and:...
Let’s start with a bang: The justfont “Working Group is chartered to define the ‘font’ top-level media type, as per RFC6838 [§]4.2.7.”ATypI 2015 São Paulo recap: Part 1 ¶ Part 2. One does rather wonder...
View ArticleUsing Windows XP Within Windows 10 via a Virtual Machine?
I've been using, as my main machine, a box with Windows 7 on it and a Virtual Machine from Microsoft called XP Mode. A lot of stuff that I like to use wasn't functioning or available for Win7 so this...
View ArticleMicrosoft Font Validator adds SVG checking, 2nd mac os release
2016-01-22 was tagged,http://sourceforge.net/projects/hp-pxl-jetready/files/Microsoft Font Validator/Compared to the last (2016-01-06), there are many Mac OS friendly improvements on the native...
View Articletypophile.com, helvetica & fascism
without wanting to stir up this debate (i mean that genuinely, and i won't respond to attempts to drag any discussion in that direction): without access to typophile's archives i can't remember when...
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In praise of Kernus 3.0
I've been doing some test using URW's Kernus 3.0 and... call me whatever you want but I've found that it generates surprisingly good spacing. It's not perfect and there are always some few letters that...
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Closest alternatives to San Francisco typeface for cross-platform use
Hi everyone, I'm sure some of you already faced the challenge of finding a close alternative to Apple's new default system font to build a consistent cross-platform experience. My goal is to use San...
View ArticleTypography education online?
Is there any good master, post-graduate course or diploma in typography online?How about under-graduate programs?Thank you.
View ArticleHebrew Letter Characters Drawn In Souvenir Style
Hello, y’all!I’d like to draw the set of Hebrew script letter characters—the 22 regular forms, the 5 sofith final forms, the ligatures, and any alternate forms—in the general style of the font typeface...
View ArticleIt’s time to register your Speed Punk plug-in
Type designers:I’m currently counting 82 unregistered installations of my Speed Punk plug-in for Glyphs.app (as opposed to 41 last time I checked two months ago). That’s a steep increase.Glyphs.app’s...
View ArticleWhat is 'Date of publication' [in different awards/ exhibitions/ events]
In almost all of the awards there's a mentioned date of publication or a fact of publication of typeface. It seemed to me that in typedesign its double meaning thing (or it is so for me): Date of...
View ArticleType Software Survey
We’re working on a State of the Union for Type Design Software.If you design type, please fill out this form: http://goo.gl/forms/m0FaigmvbrIt shouldn’t take more than four minutes and your individual...
View ArticleMonotype Introduces New Font Subscription Services
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160125005126/enI don't know anything more about this at the moment, but it's limited to the Monotype library at the moment.
View ArticleType design proofs
I’m starting work on a talk about proofs and type design. Does anybody have any feedback about the proofing files in my Github repository? Does anybody have any burning questions or comments about the...
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