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Re: Italic punctuation in a font with both right slanted Latin and left slanted Hebrew/Arabic
These are some of the reasons indeed.Also in some scripts, like Arabic, slanted text has no much typographic use, since for many designs (especially the more traditional ones) it does not provide en…2 -
Re: Italic punctuation in a font with both right slanted Latin and left slanted Hebrew/Arabic
Using language or script-specific substitutions here is not reliable especially for numerals. Since numerals are strong LTR characters, they are always processed in separate BiDi run when inside RTL …2 -
Re: New UAE Dirham Currency Symbol
At least it will be an easy character to draw. That will be helpful for the people tasked with adding it to thousands of existing typefaces.1 -
Re: Pricing a limited font?
Who will own the design? Does the client want to own it, or might they be content with a period of exclusive use? Do you think the design might have future value, e.g. if you were to adapt it to addi…8 -
Re: Pricing a limited font?
The other thing I want to mention is, my own experience is that I am VERY good at UNDERestimating the time something will take me, when it comes to type design. In fact, in my experience, the overwhe…5 -
Re: Announcing Font Business Conference 2025 - call for proposals
Looks to me like they DO have overshoot, but maybe the amount could be a TINY bit more. Getting overshoot “just right” is hard. I frequently second-guess myself on the amounts.2 -
Re: Who are the rising stars of the type world?
I'd also recommend My-Lan Thuong as her work stands out what's typically created by younger type designers. Plus she's a lovely person from the little I've spoken with her.3 -
Re: Subscription or sell?
Hi Igor, thank you for helping1 -
Re: Subscription or sell?
True subscription only works as a service, i.e. it requires infrastructure to manage the subscriptions and to ensure that the fonts are being used within the permissions of the subscription service. …8 -
Re: Subscription or sell?
Hi Andrea, If you are asking about the license type, it depends on your business plan. I would say that the permanent licensing model is more suitable for new typefoundries that have yet to establish…1
