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Re: Inconsistent overshoots?
Strange, I always have the urge to give /s/ slightly larger overshoots than /o/. Perhaps it's because I'm thinking of humanist sanses with relatively narrow (and thus pointy) /s/.1 -
Re: Inconsistent overshoots?
Absolutely, overshoot can be expected to vary between glyphs, when different shapes are involved. Flatter/wider elements need less overshoot, pointier/smaller bits need more. The old terminology from…4 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
just to clarify this:• I have not been ‘insisting’ on anything.• I have not made any ad hominem remarks about you personally.• I have merely stated that “to have children or not is definitely not irr…-1 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
I fear that this discussion is getting too political, and this is probably not the best place for such a debate. I had a major part in that, so I apologize for derailing the conversation. I will resp…1 -
Re: Affinity 2.0
All about their perception of where the money is. In 90% of software projects for design purposes, probably including this one, nobody realizes what all is REALLY involved in global text layout until…7 -
Re: No art training; where to start?
Whenever we teach a font making workshop, I always describe the letter drawing process as Sudoku. Basically you start with what you know then backfill until eventually you fill all the letter slots. …1 -
Re: Affinity 2.0
Too bad. I am sure they had other things to pursue, but that renders Affinity apps pretty useless to me for design work.3 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
This thread is about the fonts, but I hope some of you are also thinking about posthumous homes for your libraries, sketches, papers, etc. Odds-wise, not many of you will be become the subject of som…4 -
Re: Web shop question
We do not have a limit or number of downloads or based on time. People can always log in and download the most up-to-date version of their font purchase, i.e. the files themselves aren’t linked to th…4 -
Re: What to do about our fonts after we die?
I don't have any kids and I'm not particularly close to my nieces or nephews. I've been considering giving the rights and company over to an art charity/foundation when me and my wife pass, and thank…1
