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TYPO Labs 2017 Berlin, April 6-8
The second TYPO Labs conference will be held in April 2017, once again in Berlin but this time it will run for an additional day, from April 6 – 8. Whether you’re a font engineer or a typeface...
View ArticlePublic domain pros and cons
What are the disadvantages of releasing a typeface as public domain as opposed to creative commons? Assume in this case I don't care about controlling the project after it's been released, don't expect...
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Odd Font Issue - Language
Hi,I have been trying to figure this out for a while now: My font (highlighted) shows up with oriental preview characters and shows up in the font menu in its own category, even though it is a standard...
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 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...
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Color will be the new Italic. Color will be the new Bold.
Some time ago we asked ourselves the question: ‘Why do type designers traditionally think in black and white?’Why indeed? The world is colorful, the web is colorful, Hollywood does not produce any...
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Strange printer spacing results
I'm printing out specimens to test font spacing. The font is OTF and autohinted using Glyphs, the specimens are assembled in SILE (which is Harfbuzz under the hood) and I'm printing them out with a...
View ArticleMyFonts and families
Have any of you with families on myFonts noticed a drastic reduction in sales since Monotype started pushing their subscription service? Before they took over my family sales were pretty healthy, now...
View ArticleImporting kerning to UFO from TTF
Hi all,I want to import GPOS table to a UFO file using python but can't find any examples. I've been digging in compositor but can't figure out if such task happens there. Is there any library that...
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...
View ArticleBest practices on video captioning/subtitling
hi thereI am becoming really interested in subtitle design/ composition I most of the time struggle to read captions quickly and easy. I think that Arial or Helvetica actually don't make captions very...
View ArticleUnlimited LIcensing
I'm accustomed to extended licensing being handled on a client by client and usage basis. I was approached by a firm that would like to secure licensing for all extended usage outside of standard...
View Article[OTSpec] OT 1.8.1 erratum (2017-4-14): 'gvar' spec error
A new erratum for OpenType 1.8.1 has been published: there was an error in the description of the flags field ("bit 1" should read "bit 0").See the errata page for OT 1.8.1 for details.
View ArticleMixed Case Liga Feature . . .
Working on a font where I want to add a liga OT feature to work regardless of the case typed in, so for example if a user types in CAT, cat, CaT, cAT, etc I'd like all variations substitute the same...
View ArticleCFF table Error report
Hello everybody,I need advice about a problem that i can't figure out how to solve it.I sent a font to a site and they replied to me they cannot accept the file because:"OTSanitizer report: Process...
View ArticleOnly Bold appears in MS Word
This is a bit off topic, but I'm hoping someone here might be able to help.There's this known issue with MS Office applications for Windows (as well as some other MS applications such as WordPad) where...
View ArticlePan Nigerian Alphabet
Does anyone have any insight on how the Pan Nigerian alphabet is used? I could only find a couple of examples of it used on the web and I was unable to find Google images of Nigerian signs that didn't...
View ArticleHow to access/ fix components order
Hi there,I've recently been told that having masters with compatible components orders was important for the generation of variable fonts. Can you tell me how to access or check the orders of...
View ArticleNaming font modifications
A client has ordered some modifications to one of my typefaces. The changes are minor and will be made to a couple of glyphs only. How do you usually handle the family name on these occasions? Do you...
View ArticleSelling fonts via subscription vs. traditional distributors
Hi All,I know subscription platforms have been around for a few years now and I looked at this discussion: http://typedrawers.com/discussion/1342/monotype-introduces-new-font-subscription-services but...
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