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Re: Italic for ALL glyphs?
The bar is vertical, that is its whole reason for existence (IMO). Not angled the same as the text, but… vertical. Of course, some folks also keep brackets and braces vertical in italics as well.3 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
Donate fonts to the worldwide public under the OFL. If I'm active, as I am currently, chat with me about it :)5 -
Re: Italic for ALL glyphs?
I'm surprise that the bar shouldn't be slanted. Doesn't it have to play along with brackets, slashes, etc.? Shouldn't it split the middle between / and \?1 -
Re: Dalton Maag is recruiting
In my mind, how big an expectation any given hourly rate is, depends A LOT on the term/amount of work. Is it: - a one-time short gig of a few hours - ongoing occasional gigs - ongoing part-time, XYZ …8 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
Donating proceeds to a national charity sounds fine but I doubt they know how to sell fonts.1 -
Re: Small Capital Figures?
a very good example! The figure 1 is slightly smaller than h and H, its stem is bolder than that of h but lighter than that of H. – Those figures are perfectly balanced, even with the small capitals.1 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
Whether the license is even transferable might depend on the license, no?0 -
Re: Small Capital Figures?
My practice is to: 1. Omit figures from the <smcp> feature 2. Provide small-cap-lining figures in <c2sc> (both tab and proportional) 3. Where the font’s lining figures are 3/4 height, als…7 -
Re: Small Capital Figures?
Regular cap height figures look terrible with small caps. Either small cap figures or oldstyle figures are more appropriate. Whether it is necessary to include separate OsF/SC figures is a design de…1 -
Re: Dalton Maag is recruiting
We have a different approach to student debt here. Low salaries don't make student debt repayment impossible, they make repayment unnecessary.4
