automatic spacing correction for locl FRA. Good or bad?
Hello Typedrawers,I am designing a font family and thinking about adding a OT feature for French only, allowing to substitute in few specific cases the normal space with a thin one, as in French should...
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Font Book's secret: "Save Report" will help you finding what's wrong with the...
Hi!I just discovered this not too long ago... I searched for something like this before, but nobody was talking about it so I'm posting it here as it looks like nobody knows...! I hope you'll like...
View ArticleWhere is Arabic Italic originating from?
Where is Arabic italic coming from? We have cursive calligraphic styles in Latin but such styles don't exist in Arabic. Found this on Wikipedia:In the 1950s, Gholamhossein Mosahab invented the Iranic...
View ArticleGraphology
I've been interested in graphology for a long time, but only now am i beginning to get a feel for it.This has allowed me to be more conscious of my own handwriting. What interests me most is the...
View ArticleWIRED: The Weird Words and Phrases Designers Use to Test Their Fonts
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/weird-words-phrases-designers-use-test-fonts"FOR DESIGNERS OF type, creating the characters is only part of the job. Much of the hidden engineering and heavy lifting comes...
View ArticleFontLab job(s): doc writing, testing, support
So, I posted some p/t FontLab job descriptions, which could be done by the same person or more than one person. In a perfect world we would find one person to do everything: helping write FontLab VI...
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Rue Charon
Hello all. I wanted to run my newest design past the group. I've been working on it long enough to not be able to see it clearly anymore. I started out looking at the proportions of a 19th century slab...
View ArticleHow big is the type design industry?
Hello everyone!I'm not sure if this has been discussed in the past (at least I couldn't find anything on this topic), I was wondering if somebody knows the estimated value of the type design industry?...
View ArticleWhy FontCreator hardly used by professionals?
Hi, I'm pretty new here and I have this question. I saw some of my friends use this FontCreator to creat their fonts for personal uses, learning purpose etc... But I don't know why this software hardly...
View ArticleItalic stem optical compensation
Hi, Everybody, I've recently attended a 3 day typeface design workshop by Iñigo Jerez (Textaxis), where I presented one of my ongoing projects, which is a highly modulated serif text face with aldine...
View ArticleWhat happened to the Adobe Fea code FDK Resources?
I tried my bookmarked link but get a 404
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.calt code model?
Sorry for my ignorance …I just fail to find a suitable reference for the following issue:The font features some peculiar descender shapes which collide with other letters in some instances. I’d like to...
View ArticleHome office vs. office
I wonder how many of you guys works at home/home office - the same location you live and sleep?
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Horizontal stroke in Latin Extended characters
Hi all,I came about different approaches when designing the characters that include an extra horizontal stroke like Hbar, Eth or Tbar. Is there any reason for using different stroke thicknesses for...
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My first typeface: Darec
Hello guys, can you please review my typeface?? I have no professional background in graphic design and this is my first (and might be last) typeface. In a moment of vision, I had this idea when I was...
View ArticleGenerating Small Caps in Robofont
Is there any extension/script to auto generate Small Caps in Robofont?
View ArticleHow do you handle the finances of a project?
I have a bunch of questions about the general financial aspects of a commissioned project and would love to hear how you all handle them. What have you found that works or doesn't work?It is my top...
View ArticleResearch into whether Typography Techniques are still relevant in digital design
HI I am a 20 year+ self taught graphic designer who is studying a Master of Design - as part of the course I am doing a research project on Typography and its relevance in website/digital design and...
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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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