first use of arrows to indicate directions...
... On signage and in sign-writing specifically, but in typography, lettering and even technical drawings, maps and so on *, when did the arrow become a symbol for directions and ultimately, THE the...
View ArticleQuestion down alignment?
¿For type with short descenders, is it better to lift (above colon) or compress the questiondown? Or just let it flow below the descenders?
View ArticleMobile app and standalone software licence
I've got this question for the first time and will appreciate any advice from you guys.The client wants to purchase a perpetual licence for the project with different elements, including a mobile app...
View ArticleExporting all glyphs in FontLab Studio
(FLS 5.22 in Windows 10)Suppose I'm working on a font but it's not at a point I can make a test export. If I try to run an OT or TT test, it won't compile because I'm in the middle of coding, I have...
View ArticleI NEED SOME HELP** Looking for guidance on dot alignment and diactric placement
I am submitting my font and get feedback like this:• Regarding the uppercase diacritics, the heights not aligned. Also not centered properly in caps.• Dot position is still different for ?, !, ¿, ¡are...
View ArticleGrotesque design for critiquing
Hello All,I've been working on a grotesque-inspired typeface design and am looking for feedback on the overall quality and any errors I may have overlooked. Attached are two specimens for your perusal,...
View Article6º Encontro de Tipografia in Portugal
The annual meeting in typography in Portugal will be celebrating the 4th and the 5th of December in Aveiro. This year's theme is Perception. You can see the final program and speakers in...
View ArticleDeal sites
Has anyone allowed their work to appear on bundle/deal sites? If so, what was the result for you? The upsides here are volume of installs, and a boost for a guy who isn't that great at marketing (yet)....
View ArticleMyFonts: Web, Epub, Server etcª license business – worth doing?
Is it worth the trouble of doing the additional contracting work?Does it pay off reasonably?– Any known legal issues?Any thoughts appreciated!
View ArticleType fiction
Hello everyone,A bit bored by reading too much extremely accurate history book about type design and/or type theory, I was wondering if you knew fiction (even science-fiction) texts that talk about...
View ArticleEarly superior letters
I'm trying to find early examples of superscript setting. I've no idea when superiors were first introduced or in which language, so I don't know where to start. Any clues?
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Roijer
"Roijer" started as a handmade lettering logotype designed for "Peter Röijer" vintage perfume brand. Started now as a titling serif typeface. The main idea is create unconventional uppercase groups as...
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Curvature Combs
I'm curious about this as a visualisation tool. Currently it's available in Glyphs and Robofont with Yanone's Speedpunk plugin and also natively in Fontlab 6.What are your experiences with it? Has it...
View ArticleWhich letters to design first to base others off of it?
I've always wondered how this works and I've not come to a one fits all solution and every time it's me winging it with a few letters to start off and then in the midst I get stuck not knowing how to...
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Freitag — toying around with a geometric display sans
So I've had this inexplicable urge to start drawing one of the most redundant fonts imaginable — a geometric display sans. In particular, I thought I'd try to make it stand out from the crowd with some...
View ArticleAutomatic Type Design at the ANRT 2014: proceedings?
Does anyone happen to know if the organizers of the ANRT's Automatic Type Design conference in 2014 ever got round to publishing the conference proceedings?
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need some critics for my first font
Hey there, hello everyone. I'm a graphic designer for almost 10 years and i'm just starting to realize that font design may be my cup of tea as i enjoy it too much and keep coming with the new ideas....
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Soft proofing on a Mac
I don't know whether this is a problem with my font, my eyes or my software, but here goes anyway: I'm making slow and steady progress with Silson, my display sans. (Well, many steps backwards and a...
View ArticleTwo-dot italic ellipsis
Why… do that? PS. Regular ellipsis is a happy 3-dotted chap… yay!PPS. Bold ellipsis is equally consistent… in its triad. Hurrah!
View ArticleGetty Images bought Veer – fonts disappear
What is the legal framework for fonts that have no license vendor? Any speculation why Getty has not migrated the fonts to a new vendor? This happened March 31, 2016 – I am a bit slow to post it....
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