That’s a little unfair, Indra. I noticed that there was no response to Cindy’s post for a while after she posted, so I thought someone should say something, rather than just ignore her predicament. I… (View Post)
OK, but at least users/typographers should be able to easily opt out of the default and do manual adjustments. So often, as Saurabh Sharma notes, user-controlled typographic nuance is missing from th… (View Post)
Really? Frankly, I’m a bit shocked about the tone in this thread, which was immediately set by the first dry, factual answer to a heartfelt, relatable story. One would wish this community was a bit m… (View Post)
How many users are typographers? :P On the one hand, we can say ALL users are typographers, even in plain text environments, since they make decisions about the visual design of text. On the other, w… (View Post)
Important message to rookie type designers: Be very very careful with what you sign when you are presented with a draft distribution agreement. Always ask for legal advice and also consult with more … (View Post)
The recommendation not to put NID 16 is it were to be identical with NID 1 was done in early days of OpenType and I think was built into AFDKO. All Adobe fonts were made this way. But I never saw any… (View Post)
Important message to rookie type designers: Be very very careful with what you sign when you are presented with a draft distribution agreement. Always ask for legal advice and also consult with more … (View Post)
No, that’s a decision for typographers to make. I say that based on how various customers of mine have “misused” the optical sizes I’ve provided in typefaces, and yet to excellent effect. (View Post)
@"Cindy Kinash" Please stop. There are jerks everywhere. The idea that you can jump from industry to industry and eventually find one that has only nice people is simply delusional. As far … (View Post)
I must say I’m fairly touched by the way how you describe your situation – and your pain, @"Cindy Kinash". I hesitate to response, however, I try. It seems to me that it would be not so bad… (View Post)