Letterink – Stroke extension for Glyphs
The extension allows drawing letters with a centerline – skeleton. The stroke is literary drawn by a nib led according to a skeleton. Letterink advantage is the ability to vary nib width and angle on...
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Vladivostok v 1.005 / extended Latin & Cyrillic, free, semi condensed sans-serif
Hi guys, I’m quite experienced graphic designer, but relatively new to type design. I've been working on my font lately, because: 1. I felt lack of good fonts with Cyrillic support 2. Lack of nice and...
View ArticleMacintosh Name Tables
I was wondering if there is any Macintosh software which actually depends on the presence of Macintosh name tables in a font — AFAICT, macOS always falls back on the windows name table entry if no...
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Information on Bronislav Malý 's Cantoria Typeface
Last year I have began a type revival project for a François Rappo, at the ecal's master in type design.I came across this interesting Czech typeface called Cantoria (not to be confused with the Ron...
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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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Kabella revival — Koch's swash cap/sans-serif design
I've been working on this as a student project, and I'm at the point where it's looking pretty good to me, but I'm hoping someone with more experienced eyes can point out the flaws I'm missing.I've...
View ArticleWooCommerce bulk pricing for fonts plugin.
I’m still trying to find the best way to handle bulk discounts for font sales in WooCommerce. I’m taking about the (quantity price = (base price * multiple) style pricing that most type vendors use. I...
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Caster (serif, for text, multiscript)
Hey guys i'm at it again with another text font that will take a year to finish and sell 2 licenses Will most likely stick with the name Caster, unless you guys have suggestionsThis is the caption...
View ArticleFontLab Studio and High Sierra
I’ve run into a serious issue with FontLab Studio (build 5714) after upgrading to High Sierra -- everything seems to work fine *except* the ability to paste or append glyphs (which is fairly crucial)....
View ArticleLearning a Manifold of Fonts
Came across this and it was way over my head, but I thought you folks would find it interesting.A paper from Neill D.F. Campbell and Jan Kautz:...
View ArticleThe Wolpe Collection
Thought I’d share article and type release to Monotypes Wolpe’s type workhttp://www.monotype.com/fonts/the-wolpe-collectionThere is also a videoIf you live in London there is a free event exhibiting...
View ArticleDesperately seeking digital librarians
I've got a lecture coming up and for prep I would like to send a surveymonkey questionnaire to as many buy side font licensing managers as possible. It will be quick - I just want to know what they...
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Which typeface is this (as used by New York Magazine in their last fashion...
I have asked New York Magazine themselves what it is but for some reason they decline to comment. I'd love to know.
View Article[OTVar] Photoshop VF support
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/28/adobe-previews-upcoming-variable-fonts-feature-for-photoshop-cc/
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Funtauna (rectangular slab serif)
Funtauna is a still unfinished slab serif with rectangular joints: There are no kerning tables yet, but I consider the general spacing as more or less done.Later, I will add also a light face and...
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Playboy
As a teenager in the 1960s, I had little access to pornography. By the time I was old enough, Playboy had been outdone by Penthouse, so I never paid much attention to it.When I started my career in...
View ArticleWeapon of choice
Hi everyoneI would like to know what do you use to design type on your computer?Do you you use a regular mouse or any other, like a gamer mouse?Do you prefer to use a tablet and a pen?Let me know!I'm...
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Quador – a squarish serif
Hello, I’m working on a serif display-font, it has constructed elements of a slab serif, but also some of the Old Style genre. The idea is, to design the characters more squarish – I like the...
View ArticleArabic / Persian (Farsi) / Urdu Writing And Calligraphy Software And Fonts List.
A list of Arabic / Persian (Farsi) / Urdu, or any other Languages that use Arabic Script, Writing and Calligraphy programs.if you know more programs please mention them, and I will add them.Also some...
View ArticleAnti-Ink-Traps
I'm looking for examples of what I'm inelegantly calling "anti-ink-traps" — design features that would function the way an ink trap would, but for type that's meant to be reversed out of a dark...
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