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Re: Dalton Maag is recruiting
I worked at DaMa from 2011–2015 and had a great time. I was 23 and yes the salary may seem low to US folks but it was actually better than most agencies and startups in London. I was hired as a junio…13 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
No, I recommend to provide all OpenType fonts (both non-variable and variable) for web use as both .woff and .woff2. You could argue if .woff is still needed, but it won't harm to provide it as well.…2 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
There should therefore be a means of licensing a custom-weights version of a VF for web use. An app on the distributor site could do that, and generate the VF with only the weight instances requested.1 -
Re: New Fontspring site
Just a reminder before it disappears from the Fontspring website and everyone thinks that the 50% payout for designers is set in stone and has always been that way and is also completely justified an…4 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
I wish there was a digital locker where I could store public domain versions of my fonts. Every five years, I'd be required to log in to prevent them from being released. Then when I get crushed by a…3 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
I assume that most designer pick fonts for their aesthetics, not for technical capabilities. Most fonts on the market are not variable, so most fonts that happen to fit the aesthetics of a project or…1 -
Re: FontPeople distribuiting one of my typefaces under a different name.
@"Jason Harcombe" It was cool of you to show up here and explain what happened. I wish you all the best too.2 -
Re: FontPeople distribuiting one of my typefaces under a different name.
FWIW, I signed a distribution agreement with FontPeople for something called FontMarket in November 2019 which was never countersigned. A couple of days later I got an email saying they were pulling …3 -
Re: New Fontspring site
I was also disappointed to see the inviting warmth of the previous website missing from the current one. It fit well with the worry-free theme of FontSpring, and the persistently applied CI felt prof…1 -
Re: FontPeople distribuiting one of my typefaces under a different name.
Don't forget to take down your Creative Market shop as well, where you are still selling Testun. And speaking of due diligence... Did you do any?2
