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on horizontal weight growth
Hej everybody,Somewhere — guess it was a Frutiger book — I came across the method of:While gaining weight, the distance from inner counter to outer stem in remaining constant. (visualisation in image...
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Coolangatta
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End user perspective - compliance workflowsTo improve our validation process for font compliance, I'd welcome any insight to collect and collate font data. Currently we cover eight ID items, but this...
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Hi TypeDrawers, Nice to meet you! My 1st question? I am currently in the midst of designing my 1st ever typeface, and would really appreciate some professional feedback, before I eventually (not yet)...
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Questions about Arabic Type
Hello! I have a few questions about arabic type and typography.First, what is your opinion on the type used in this publication: https://www.wdl.org/en/item/16948/Is it eurabic or true arabic? Is it...
View ArticleAuto installation tool directly from website
I wonder if some independent type foundry has thought or created an auto install "service" such as the ones we find in Fontstand, Typekit and Skyfonts.From a user point-of-view, licensing a fonts...
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Dear TypeDrawers friends and mates,Since many years that I'm on this business, I never see this topic discussed in anywhere, considering that this times are each time more connected, sometimes I try to...
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View ArticleWhat is the most interesting font ever made? On quora
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-interesting-font-ever-made/answer/Martin-SilvertantGreat post with some fun fonts
View ArticleUnderstanding the structure of a essay for educational
Most titles have the same basic structure, especially if the title is for an academic essay. The hook is the creative element that draws the reader in. It’s a catchy phrase that lets the reader know...
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Information regarding a late 17th-18th century Dutch colonial document
Hello,I have a photocopy of a document that I discovered in an American collection and was printed at some point before 1769. I am curious to know whatever I can about the typeface, the unusual shape,...
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Emma’ersus Football Make fun of Draw up 1.3: Contains Confront Interesting Possibilities « CBS Chicago Cbs television studios 2Welcome in order to CBS 2 on CBSChicago.internet! Cbs television studios...
View ArticleDak Prescott almost greatly improves his income along with NFL's
Dak Prescott almost greatly improves his income along with NFL's performance-based spend technique : CBSSports.com Dak Prescott virtually enhances his wage with NFL's performance-based spend method -...
View ArticleScripts needed?
Hey guys!I'm thinking on returning to typography once again (it must be the third time). I've been concentrating myself in code essentially for the past years and I think I will continue with it but...
View ArticleIssues with using GPOS for stylistic set features?
Has anyone run into any software issues with using GPOS rather than GSUB in stylistic set <ssXX> features? In theory, there should be no issues, but, well, you know....The context I'm looking at...
View ArticleMacron on Top
Looking at Tahoma, I see that it places the macron over the L dot ($1E38) centred horizontally. I prefer the macron to be to the far left, centred over the upright of the L. I also use a narrower...
View ArticleOut of print books
Hello type designers, show me a sign though – I was book hunting trying to find: The stroke: theory of writing Gerrit Noordzij Counterpunch: making type in the sixteenth century, designing typefaces...
View Article[OTVar] Play with variable fonts in any browser using fontkit
Just wanted to share a quick demo I put together using fontkit, my JavaScript font engine. It lets you play around with variable fonts in any relatively modern browser. It uses the Adobe prototype font...
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