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Re: Punctuation education
I find the ellipses in that book jarringly wide . . . and I always thought four dots in a row were reserved for WhatsApp messages by older relatives. (Did you receive my message..........?)1 -
Re: Advice on Advertising?
FWIW, I think weekly would be more a) manageable, b) sustainable, and c) less likely to wear out its welcome. Something sent out every Friday, for instance, could provide a nice wind down for the wee…2 -
Re: Advice on Advertising?
If you send your emails out daily you’re going to run out of stuff to write about pretty quickly. You could feature a new typeface every day but there are already social media accounts that do it.4 -
Re: Advice on Advertising?
I also think daily is too much. I'd consider subscribing to something put out every week or two. Daily e-mails are a turn-off.7 -
Re: Advice on Advertising?
Constant, frequent marketing, in the guise of “content creation,” is extremely exhausting.3 -
Re: Advice on Advertising?
2 thoughts: DAILY??? And, subscriptions, via existing platforms like Substack or Mastodon might provide a lot of infrastructure you could use, since the format is a match. That removes all the pressu…3 -
Re: 2 FREE seminars: Fundamentals of the Font Business
ILT does not sell OEM licenses. OEM queries are directed to the foundry.2 -
Re: New UAE Dirham Currency Symbol
Ignoring the spec is what typeface design is all about. D with two standard currency bars…done!3 -
Re: New UAE Dirham Currency Symbol
Not to mention what strikes me as a flaw in the "built to precision" geometric guidelines: the two horizontals are set to extend 1 1/2x their width past the main strokes they cross, which I…1 -
Re: New UAE Dirham Currency Symbol
Besides the general question of whether the style of the symbol should match the font in other ways, there are simple things like weight. If the font comes in two or four or nine weights, does one re…1
