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Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
Sorry to be self promotional! Many of tutorial topics here are FontLab related. Also some, especially in the honing section are more general (about spatial frequencies and optical sizes, curve tensio…2 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
In addition to the volumes already recommended, Gerritt Noordzij’s The Stroke is useful in suggesting a way of thinking about what you’re doing. You don’t need to agree with that way of thinking, or …1 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
Tim Ahren's Size Specific Adjustments to Type Design taught me the most. The text and examples are well done. For looking at historical models, see my favorites from the internet archive.3 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
Grid Systems in Graphic Design has been superseded by better books,; Samara and Elam have written excellent work on the subject. But they’re for people who need to learn layout, not type design.1 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
As you say you are a visual learner, try Cheng’s book. Lots of examples and comparisons. I learned many things there. If possible, go for the second edition (white cover), but the first one is very g…3 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
If you want lots of explicit hands-on advice.... Cheng’s book is great in the second edition and has tons of visual examples. Henestrosa et al’s book is also great and largely complementary to Cheng,…2 -
Re: Le Monde Journal vs. Spectral Lawsuit
@"Dave Crossland" Don't jinx it. I think the appeal window is 30 days.1 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
If you want heavy on illustrations, regardless of explanation or text, do check out Wo der Buchstabe das Wort führt by Kurt Weidemann. Body text is German only, but it’s a yuuuge coffee table book wi…3 -
Re: Has MyFonts gone to a standard desktop license for all fonts?
It's possible that the foundries for those fonts have agreed to use MyFonts' standard license instead of their own at some point after you purchased them.1 -
Re: Any Good Book Recommendations on Type Design?
• The ABC of Custom Lettering by Castro • Lettering for Advertising by Leach • The Logo, Font, and Lettering Bible by Cabarga • Fonts and Logos by Young • Theory of Type Design by Unger • Anatomy of …2
