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Re: New post-Canva acquisition Affinity
I would add that I've owned licenses to the Affinity apps since they were first launched, but I've rarely used them, except for testing. My early impression was that the interface (with its…5 -
Re: Embroidery and typographic ornaments in the 16th century
Besides books, you could look at textiles themselves! For example here's a search of the V&A collections.8 -
Re: NYT: Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
14pt? Big Paper has gone too far.5 -
Re: NYT: Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
Now I want to write an op-ed for the Washington Times about the woke history of Secretary Rubio’s favorite font.5 -
Re: NYT: Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
I for one think it is entirely excellent that the US State Department is reverting to using a typeface designed by a committed Marxist who was imprisoned during WW1 as a conscientious objector. Bravo!10 -
Re: Industry Letter to Copyright Office - Please Share
Where is the letter? Are people actually allowed to read a draft before agreeing to sign their names to it? I would absolutely trust Monotype to fuck this up and even further diminish protection for …5 -
Re: Anyone have experience with this font identification software (Find my Font)?
and here I'm 8 years after, to reply to myself :p I'm glad to anounce that 3 days ago we released a major update of our Online Font Database: It now contains 1 Million+ fonts: Total Fonts: …5 -
Re: Explanation of the Type Industry.
I would say it is mainly comprised of producers (type designers and foundries, who design and produce the fonts) and distributors (e.g., Monotype, Adobe, ILT, Fontspring, etc.). There is some overlap…5 -
Re: Industry Letter to Copyright Office - Please Share
Hard to imagine, quite frankly.7 -
Re: When designing italics should a curve's side handles be 90º or slanted to the italic angle?
For me being old-school in this regard, on-curve points at the extrema are the norm, and I would only deviate from that with a “very good reason.” If I am slanting as a starting point for an italic, …5
