Typeface Design
Discussions pertaining to the design of typefaces.
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Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.
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Discussions specific to FontLab, Glyphs, AFDKO, Superpolator, Prepolator, Robofab, TTX, FontTools, UFOStretch, DTL Software, MS-Volt, Fontforge, etc.
556 discussions 7.5K comments Most recent: Fontra Pak as a snap app for Linux desktop by mitradranirban July 17
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Technique and theory of typeface design
1.1K discussions 15.3K comments Most recent: How to assess what optical size(s) a given type style is intended for? by PabloImpallari July 16
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The business side of type design and font licensing.
643 discussions 10.9K comments Most recent: 3D + Typeface Promotion (a survey) by Brian Dove July 18
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Discussion specific to font technology.
833 discussions 9K comments Most recent: Which is the best free font editor? by Dave Crossland July 18
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Discussion specific to making metal type
29 discussions 133 comments Most recent: Drawing the movement: Nelly Gable's book on punchcutting by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland September 2019
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