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Re: Feedback for my first variable typeface
To be straightforward, this seems like an existing font that has been screwed with, rather than an original typeface design, and the alterations intended to make it different seem inconsistently appl…1 -
Re: Best practices for multi-script families
OK. There are three perspectives to consider when planning and distributing large multi-script families: * The designers' perspective. How many designers will be involved in the project? Will yo…6 -
Re: A New Type.lol - A type foundry index—and more!
Thinking aloud: If foundries want accurate information on aggregated sites, maybe there should be an openly defined data format for information that foundries would maintain themselves and that would…7 -
Re: Which form of the Cyrillic lowercase ghe with a stroke (uni0493) is preferable in the italics?
We can read one of his answers in Lora Italic. There may well be more than one answer, depending on a variety of factors in the design and purpose of the individual typeface.2 -
Re: What is the South American "satillo" in shape and use?
I think it makes sense for the cap version to align with the tops of the other capital letters.1 -
Re: What is the South American "satillo" in shape and use?
Igor’s uppercase form look pretty good to me, but I don’t recall ever seeing the saltillo aligned to the x-height like that. Here are the Brill forms, including smallcap:5 -
Re: Stempel Garamond
As I recall, short descender versions of Stempel Garamond were available for Linotype setting (which this is, note characteristic non-kerning f).2 -
Re: What is the South American "satillo" in shape and use?
But only sharp ones! No zeroes for Chris! :p1 -
Re: Beyond the 4-style mode
FYI, I have seen some fonts in which ID6 is not derived from ID1+ID2, and so far as I am aware these work fine, e.g. Foobar Semibold ID1 = Foobar Semibold ID2 = Regular ID4 = Foobar Semibold ID6 = Fo…4 -
Re: Beyond the 4-style mode
It’s tempting to designate Medium as the Bold of Light, but not a good idea!2
