Asset managers for corporate licensees – “normals" or font people?
I'm researching font management to help define a role for higher management. But I'm also interested from an ethical standpoint:– Should this be a dedicated font management role (e.g. Pearson, Penguin...
View ArticleAnybody else want to commission a open source Wordpress type tester?
I’m redesigning my online store. It will probably be Wordpress, and I might commission a developer to create a type tester plugin. Is anybody else interested in splitting development fees to make this...
View ArticleSuper Grotesk scans
For a historical background post about Zhurnalnaya roublennaya, I’m looking for a scan (or good photo) of a Super Grotesk specimen that we could use. Zhurnalnaya is the hot metal (and phototype)...
View Article[OTVar] Axis-Praxis, a new tool for testing variable fonts in the browser
I’m happy to introduce Axis-Praxis, my new tool for playing with variable fonts in the browser. It’s a simple typesetting environment where you choose fonts, move sliders, and press buttons for Named...
View ArticleLogotype for a rock band
Hi there!I am opening this topic to ask for your advice. Full disclosure: I am a complete amateur, I hardly know any theory or terminology. Yet, I though I might design a logotype for my band, Sonorous...
View ArticleAnnouncing protoType – a curated competition & exhibition
SOTA has launched protoType, a competition and forthcoming TypeCon exhibition of speculative typeface design.prototype.typegallery.comSee the full rules. Highlights:• No eligibility timeframe. Even...
View ArticleWooCommerce bulk pricing for fonts plugin.
I’m still trying to find the best way to handle bulk discounts for font sales in WooCommerce. I’m taking about the (quantity price = (base price * multiple) style pricing that most type vendors use. I...
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Is type hinting for screens still relevant? Should new type designers learn it?
High DPI displays are becoming the norm, and this is resulting in font hinting being used far less frequently than before.Consider the mainstay of legal documentation, 10 point (~3.5mm) Times (New...
View ArticleLocl feature in MS Word
I was surprised to discover that the locl feature in MS Word got activated when I switched kerning on. Is this expected behaviour? I mean, I think it should be enabled independently of the kerning...
View ArticleOSX Yosemite issues anyone?
I am trying to gather reactions to operational functionality issues (not critiques of UI or UI Type selection) in Apples newest OS revision. I am particularly interested in type design software...
View ArticleIntroducing Typekit Marketplace
Hi everybody. I head up the Type and Typekit teams at Adobe.I wanted to share with you some news. Today, we're launching Typekit Marketplace, which augments the Typekit subscription library with...
View ArticleWhere do I ask...
if anybody knows who's the designer of a specific typeface?(The typeface in question is Calibri Hebrew, btw. I can't find the answer on the web.)
View Article[OTVar] Typos and editorial issues with OT 1.8
Reading the OpenType Font Variations Overview today to get my head around the new shiny, I noticed a number of oddities:Introduction:Each axis is defined by a numeric range, using 16.16 floating...
View Article$1 billion - copyright Infringement [photography lawsuit]
How would this work in the world of fonts?Since each violation of copyright in this case allows the plaintiff to seek damages up to $25,000, the statutory damages for Getty’s 18,755 violations amount...
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?
View Articlehackernews' long discussion on web font performance
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12865998
View ArticleDalton Maag is recruiting Font Developers in Brazil
To my fellow brazilians:https://daltonmaag.com/studio/join-usCheers,Rafael
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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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Denser Segmented Alphanumeric Displays
I have always been interested in the complex alphanumeric displays that are commonly found on older electronic devices, and I have been wanting to take it a step further, and create an in-between...
View ArticleKern your punctuation. Please and thank you.
First, I acknowledge that kerning is not always needed. For examples, monospace or Trinité both do not need/have kerning. Second, I have never designed a typeface. I have only ever reviewed and used...
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