Cross-script OpenType feature?
I've been wondering if it is possible to define a substitution rule for a letterpair consisting of two letters from different scripts, say, Latin and Greek? From what I tried, it seems impossible, I...
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DTL’s Ultimate *Free* 2016 Christmas Software Gift
For the next two weeks DTL CompareMaster for macOS (download [13 MB]) and Windows (download [6 MB]) will be available for free!DTL CompareMaster is a tool for comparing the outline, metrics, and...
View ArticleTrying to create a lightweight fallback font with a substitute all glyphs...
For a web app I need a way to prevent that a browser falls back to another font if my web font doesn't include a character. It seems the only way to do this is to add another font to the fontstack...
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CoreText shaping bug?
I don't know if there's a better place to talk about this - if so, let me know where would be better and apologies for mentioning it here.I'm using Gentium Plus and found a bug trying to typeset the...
View ArticleBooks About Type Design and Founding in the United States of America
This is the first in a series of bibliography threads I plan to start. I think having ongoing lists with multiple contributors and discussion on a forum makes more sense than top ten lists or a...
View ArticleCall for papers
"Visual design: the periodical page as a designed surface"November 2017Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany)Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the research unit organizing the eventMore...
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Aprikos – Display sans-serif
Hello. My name is Teddy Derkert and this is my first post on Type Drawers so please let me know I'm doing anything wrong I've dabbled in type design before but this year I decided to take it more...
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Variable Font UI and Licensing
Hi all, i’ve been continuing to work on Typeshift, a design tool for quickly testing type (especially variable fonts) in the browser. (Wasn’t actually sure what board to put this under, hope this is...
View Article[OTVar] Introducing OpenType variable fonts
A single font that behaves like multiple fontsAs I post this, colleagues from Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Adobe are at ATypI 2016 in Warsaw making the first public announcement of the OpenType Font...
View ArticleTweak CFF hinting after font file has been produced
I'm investigating why some OTF fonts render fuzzy on Windows 7. A TTF version looks crisp, yet OTF is rendered a little fatter.I know DirectWrite on these older Windows has it's problems, but I want to...
View ArticleApostrophe word list
Hi all, anyone have a list of common words and cases (in Latin script languages) with the apostrophe?
View ArticleHow do type designers handle typeface copyright and infringement?
HiSo I was just wondering, if lets say I redrew a typeface I saw somewhere and decided to use it commercially in say a tshirt or for a branding package where only a select few glyphs are used in the...
View ArticleEmoji translator wanted - London firm seeks specialist
A company in London has advertised for an emoji translator in what is thought to be the first such job worldwide. The role will involve explaining cross-cultural misunderstandings in the use of the...
View ArticleBest software for 2-D font development
I work with Sutton SignWriting, a way to write any sign language. It consists of a large set of glyphs that can be combined in any 2-dimensional arrangement. You can view...
View ArticleStylistic Set Consistency Between Styles
What do you do when the stylistic sets are not consistent across styles, how do you number it?Simple example, Upright has:a.ss01l.ss02g.ss03but Italic only hasl.ss02Do you keep redundant stylistic set...
View Articlersync & UFO
Dear TypeDrawers,what’s the best practice with rsync and UFOs?I neither want to wait forever nor zip every single UFO … Any recommendations?Thanks!Christoph
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25% off the TDR & Print
Dearest Typos,My publisher Oak Knoll is running a holiday special for 25% off the 2nd edition of The Typographic Desk Reference, and we’re extending that same discount for my Type Anatomy Letterpress...
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 ArticleSuggestion for an additional rule
Here's an idea:If you are advocating the use/purchase of a product/design of your own making, mention that you are the designer/developer. That way, it might become easier for people to see who is...
View ArticleWhat devices and hardware are Firefox users using? - reliable data available...
It's always been difficult getting reliable data on what percentage of PC users use a particular operating system.Why might it matter? Well, if 10% of Firefox users are on Windows XP - as is currently...
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