Monospaced ligatures
I’ve designed a monospaced typeface. It’s intended for running text, not programming. There are three f ligatures (ff, fl, fi). Does it make sense to leave them in LIGA or should I stick them in DLIG...
View ArticleOpenType 1.8.2 released
We've just published another minor-version update of the OpenType spec: OpenType 1.8.2.This update was primarily aimed at refinements related to OpenType Font Variations, but there were other...
View ArticleBatch amending specific word within Name Table?
Hey everyone. I usually use DTL OTMaster for setting up all my name records for all styles of a typeface, but I'm wondering if there may be a faster way to do one specific task.Say I have a font called...
View ArticleFont Validator 2.1 Release Notes and status
Font Validator is a tool for testing fonts prior to release. It was initially developed by Microsoft, to ensure that fonts meet Microsoft's high quality standards and perform exceptionally well on...
View ArticleGoing to Typecon? Take my workshop on licensing!
I will be teaching my workshop on the first day of Typecon again but don't be fooled by the name and description... it will be different from last year. I hope to see you there!
View ArticleMultiple languages brand
Hi TypedrawersI'm designing a brand that will include words in multiple languages and multiple scripts. This words are written in japanese, chinese, hindi, hebrew and greek. Is there any reference font...
View ArticleMargo Chase
Margo Chase died in a plane crash July 22nd.She was one of the pioneers of digital type design, designing many imaginative fonts.She moved on with Chase Design Group, doing mainstream branding, very...
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Early forms of Cyrillic Р/р
[This is diverted from the capital eszett thread. I thought it deserved its own topic.]John Savard wrote:note that it is Poluustav of which Hrant was thinking when he suggests a Russian Er should have...
View ArticleDoes anybody use combining accents?
Are there users for combining accents? They’re out there commercially thanks to the no-effort setup in Glyphs 2. But I wonder if users are catching on.
View ArticleWhen did the "Serif vs. Sans" derby started?
Hello, everyone!While I was writing some stuff, I began wondering when and how this idea that sans-serif type is more legible on screen started.Do any of you have an idea about it? Cheers!
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Traction: A text font with grip and bite (in development)
(Cross-posted from Typophile)Recently, I've been toying with the idea of returning to the project that brought me to Typophile in the first place: To make a characterful text font. My first attempt...
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Issues with weights order
Hello,After generating files from Fontlab and installing them, I noticed wrong order of weights in Ai/Ps.Whatever value I enter next to "Weight" field in FL, nothing changes.Does anyone knows how to...
View ArticleUnits per em
From your experience, does the choice of "units per em" (e.g., 1000, 1024, 2048) make a difference in font functionality? Any reason you choose one size over another? I have generally used 1000, but...
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Freitag — toying around with a geometric display sans
So I've had this inexplicable urge to start drawing one of the most redundant fonts imaginable — a geometric display sans. In particular, I thought I'd try to make it stand out from the crowd with some...
View ArticleBrain Sees Words As Pictures
Although I'm not one to push blind faith in scientific studies, this (from over two years ago, guys) should at least plant some fruitful doubt among the...
View ArticleAny app that support OpenType "rand" feature?
I just noticed the "rand" feature in the official Microsoft list of OpenType features and it made me wonder if anyone is aware of an application that actually supports it?
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 ArticleDyslexie font - activism
There's a title using the Dyslexie font in manuscript – this will be published by Oxford University Press. Can I apply passive activism here… or is that too disruptive? The font license could be...
View Article"Two Types: The Faces of Britain" – BBC documentary on monday
I may need to invest in a TV license, if they're funding shows like this.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0903ppdYou can read about the presenter here:http://www.markovenden.com/
View ArticleHomogenising script styles
Urdu set in Naskh, Taiwanese Mandarin set in Simplified Chinese, Marathi set in unmodified Devanagari – inevitably, these all reduce graphic variation. The decisions are often taken by global...
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