Glyphs app "smart component placement & diacritics"
Opinions on diacritic placements and "example" references in Glyphs app ? I have read a few forums talking about the differences between polish & other language diacritics. Coming from a Canadian...
View ArticleBill Andersen - Andersen Agency
We're trying to trace a license vendor, or informal contact, for the commercial Kindergarten family. We licensed through FontFactory in 2014. Copyright (c) 2014 by Bill Andersen, The Andersen Agency,...
View Article[OTVar] Axis Interaction and Literality
In discussing the inter-relation of axes with @Laurence Penney it struck me that there's a conundrum here that might need to be resolved sooner rather than later (although it's possible others have...
View ArticleGranite - a more contemporary garamond ?
So this is supposed to be similar to Garamonds but be more durable for bad paper and printing, and also be more legible on screen. Supports Latin and Cyrillic. Italic is in progress, and also please...
View Article[OTVar] What privileges do "registered" axes have?
In another thread Peter Constable said,A bit of feedback on this font -- which also applies to Amstelvar: these are using custom axes, but are not following the spec requirements for custom axis...
View ArticleHow to remove vertical PS hints with a Python script?
Hi there,I've been attempting with no much success to remove only vertical PS hints with a script but I can't go further than printing them. I found the RemoveHints(integer mode) method in the old...
View ArticleAnfíbia - new display font
Hello! It is the second time I come post my job here for analysis, this latter is also derived from the design shown here. In this new typeface left the art nouveau influences more explicit in Cap,...
View ArticleTypography places to visit in NY?
Hi everyone,If everything goes well, I'm planning on going to NY on June-August, and want to visit some type places.Where should I go?Hope I can get through customs hehe,Thank you!PS: I think there was...
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Slab Serif Greek and Cyrillic letterform critique
Hello to everybody! I'm new here and i'm really happy to share opinion and advice with you.In the past weeks i've worked on designing a slab serif. Now i'm stuck on greek and cyrillic letterform so i...
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Fachwerk - display geometric sans (1st typeface)
Hello all.My name is Paulo, I'm a brazilian graphic designer. A few months ago I decided to recycle myself and got to study typography again. I'm currently in love with the geometric sans and decided...
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Text Files for Kerning Pairs
I am sure this has been discussed before, but I could find nothing relevant.Kerning is a time-consuming slog on large fonts. Automated kerning adds tons of useless pairs and classes that no one needs....
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 ArticleRevised definition of isol, init, medi, and fina layout features
Last year, I mentioned in a couple of threads that following OTWG discussions, I'd been asked to prepare revised definitions for the four OpenType Layout features Isolated Forms <isol>, Initial...
View ArticleLibreOffice 5.3.0 adds OpenType Layout feature support
LibreOffice 5.3.0 is a new version of the free office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux. Among its many new features is a fully-revamped text engine which uses HarfBuzz and supports both automatic and...
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Proper weight instance progression for a multiple master
Hello everybody,I just want to know if there are articles, or at least discussions, where i can find solutions for a proper instance weight progression for a multiple master font.Now i'm tryin to use...
View ArticleEffect of no codepage claimed?
Hey all, but especially Win, Mac and Adobe gurus:How do operating systems and apps respond differently to an OTF or TTF font which declares Unicode ranges but no codepages at all are supported?If you...
View ArticleWhich OpenType feature could I use instead of contextual alternates?
I added a contextual ligature feature to some of my fonts, which uses the Velthuis encoding system.Some Buddhist scholars use this method for writing Pali as it requires no special fonts to be...
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Mell Sans
Hello all, I want to share with you a type design project that I've been working on for about an eternity.Mell Sans is a sans-serif typeface which is based on some well-known classics, like DIN,...
View ArticlePrivate Use Area for ligatures and alternates
Hi All, My typeface has standard ligatures, stylistic alternates, and swashes. I will be selling the font and I want it to be as commercially viable as possible, and as useable as possible to potential...
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