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Re: How do you make a living as an independent type designer?
A successful type design business also includes the right choice of company name and domain name. Many type designers have to think about the right name and the right domain for the foundry. They are…4 -
Re: PowerPoint: Please vote for better variable font support
Does PowerPoint even support kerning these days? That used to be a major problem with it.1 -
Re: PowerPoint: Please vote for better variable font support
Voted, thanks for your long-lasting effort.1 -
Re: Commissioned Retail Font: questions/seeking advice
My comment exactly. The budget is a magnitude too small, regardless of retail projections. I don't blame buyers, either, because there's a lot of this "36 days of type", "you…3 -
PowerPoint: Please vote for better variable font support
I have created a public feedback about PowerPoint issues with variable fonts, if someone has a Microsoft account and would be willing to vote for it: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide…2 -
Re: Redraw vs adjusting font (which is faster/easier?)
I think it depends on the skill gap from when you initially created the typeface. I've had some designs where a full reconstruction was the only practical course. In cases where the original typ…7 -
Re: Cursivying - Fontlab 8
Please understand that I cannot do a tutorial on X-Servant here. X-Servant also does not replace "cursivying" function like the Glyphs app - which is the actual topic here.1 -
Re: Cursivying - Fontlab 8
If you don't mind me asking, do you work with FontLab 8 or Glyphs?1 -
Re: New algorithm: Italify – optically corrected obliques
The last font I shipped had a continuous slant axis, so yeah, it was on my mind. And probably 90% of my recent and future work will be variable-centric. I was as confused as you by why some of your s…1 -
Re: New algorithm: Italify – optically corrected obliques
Thomas, thanks for the pointers. I checked again for the handle relations my algorithm produces – indeed these lead to kinks if there is a continuous slant axis interpolation. Finally, an objective r…5
