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Re: Is the font design business profitable for you guys?
Thanks for writing this, Kris.1 -
Re: PAID FREELANCE - Font Localization Wanted
I will note that there is considerable overlap between Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional, in terms of glyph set—although there may be different design norms. I would bet that the two Chinese…3 -
Re: Is the font design business profitable for you guys?
Without being glib: skill, hard work, luck/timing, marketing. I realised recently that I’ve spent about 17 years of 10+ hour days 5-6 days a week. I don’t condone this, it’s insane. But it means I’ve…25 -
Re: PAID FREELANCE - Font Localization Wanted
I think more effort in trying to solve that problem might be called for. There are other fonts out there that are at least broadly similar. The time delay and money involved in commissioning custom …2 -
Re: Grotesk / Grotesque
I wonder if part of the reason for the british association with the two-story /g is stephenson & blake's "grotesque" series, which both features it heavily, and may come to mind first w…4 -
Re: PAID FREELANCE - Font Localization Wanted
What you are describing is a major undertaking, especially the East Asian portions. It would be helpful to have an understanding of how the fonts would be used, and why Lemon Yellow Sun was selected …2 -
Re: Features, Fatal Error at line 0?
Missing "languagesystem [script] [language]" statements maybe?1 -
Re: Grotesk / Grotesque
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, several of the sans serif typefaces sold in Germany were imported by German foundries from British ones, and/or exact copies were made illicitly via electroplati…7 -
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Hello Everybody, I'm Daniel Riley, a junior type designer. I'm from Liverpool, England, but I live and work in Berlin and coming to the end of my Internship at Mota Italic.I've been on type drawers f…1 -
Re: Grotesk / Grotesque
There are a few exceptions, but usually German Grotesk faces feature a single-story /g, British Grotesque faces feature a double-story /g.2
