I consider capitalizing ß as SS to be a hack. Text reads worse when a word is suddenly one character longer just because it’s capitalized. In signs/posters/slides/… made by non-typographers it’s comm… (View Post)
I just released a free, open-source plugin for Glyphs that's designed to give type designers a high level overview of the world's writing systems and scripts, as well as some tools to tell you what y… (View Post)
I'm particularly impressed with the “toilet seat” lettering in that it echoes the pen strokes of the accompanying artwork. I wonder what fonts (if any) the system uses as models. (View Post)
My point is that I'm trying to define all the glyphs relevant to a kerning class and have them available as a database of sorts. In the specific projects, these same classes can be implemented in a d… (View Post)
So, Laatz sued Zazzle. Zazzle made a counterclaim. Laatz made a motion to dismiss the counterclaim. The court has denied Laatz’ motion to dismiss. This court decision has a several interesting elemen… (View Post)
I wonder how much of the IP Monotype acquires remains as-is forever until eventually obsolete or the end of that particular long tail resembles a pancake? No updates, no improvements, no extensions, … (View Post)
I would just like to share with colleagues resources that I prepare and systematize for work on my projects. For now, these resources are in the process of development and are not comprehensive, but … (View Post)
But they are not all the same, and neither are their designs, and although in toto the impression may be bland, with only a few that are exceptional, hasn’t it always been that way? I don’t share you… (View Post)
That may help explain their acquisition campaign, rather than being one of several distributors. If they acquire a foundry and become the only distributor of its fonts, then they are in a good positi… (View Post)