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Re: Le Monde Journal vs. Spectral Lawsuit
Similarity is a poor standard. If the case was argued on the basis of similarity, then it was poorly argued and probably should not have been undertaken in the first place. It is perfectly possible t…2 -
Re: Le Monde Journal vs. Spectral Lawsuit
I think that even font people have trouble distinguishing between the colloquial definition of "similar" and what I'll call "design plagiarism". Because I wrote an expert sta…4 -
Re: What about Crimson Text and Crimson Pro?
An opinion about typography which to have anything like a present, let alone a future, will neither be very ‘restrictive’ nor very ‘pompous’.2 -
Re: Regular vs Book
I’m working on a new variable version of our Euphemia family, and since Ross’ original Regular is quite light, I have opted to call the OS/2 weight class 500 instance ‘Book’, since it is close to the…2 -
Re: Regular vs Book
I see... that's a very helpful information John and Philip, thanks!1 -
Re: What about Crimson Text and Crimson Pro?
"The good type designer knows that, for a new font to be successful, it has to be so good that only very few recognize its novelty. If readers do not notice the consummate reticence and rare dis…2 -
Re: Recommendations on building a foundry website
Just to add to what everyone else said: you can even launch a foundry site with super minimal HTML and an email link. Stripe (or any competitor of theirs) allows you to send invoices manually, which …19 -
Re: Regular vs Book
As I have said in other threads on the topic, I have never found this term appropriate to a type weight ‘between light and regular’ (the logical and common name for which is ‘Semi Light’). The nomina…8 -
Re: Le Monde Journal vs. Spectral Lawsuit
Font wars are always interesting... As for Spectral, its spacing looks too loose to me. Is there a practical reason for that? (For example: enhance on-screen readability for dyslexic people, etc.)1 -
Re: What about Crimson Text and Crimson Pro?
Hi Jacques, Since the design is so far from that of the original Crimson Text, the name Crimson Pro seems strange, even confusing. ‘Pro’ suggests an extended version of a design—as Adobe established …2
