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Re: Figma supports variable fonts!
InDesign does not even consistently maintain axis settings when changing to another font that shares the same axis. I hope Adobe learns to walk before it tries to run, in its variable font support.4 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
I so hate that Adobe split Minion 3 into four families by optical size. Grrr. Meant that upgrading existing docs to Minion 3 was substantially more work.1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
Indeed. The wght axis is explicitly weight, not emphasis or other typographic articulation. I must remember to go give Simon a hard time about this on Twitter. :#2 -
Re: Figma supports variable fonts!
Hopefully we'll see some market competition driven innovation ;) I appreciate Figma's leadership in this arena.4 -
Re: Is i18n the web-safe minefield of the 2020s?
yes, I am familiar with internationalization. are you implying their strategy is "custom for those languages supported by custom, fall back to system for those that aren't"?1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
@"Florian Pircher" Exactly. Any specific location in the design space is an instance or, if you like, a potential instance waiting to be instantiated by being selected and displayed. Named …1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
Say you have a font with two axes, both offering 10 steps. That’s already 10 × 10 = 100 instances. 100 instances are probably more than anyone would regularly check for quality issues, so I don’t th…1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
Useful and meaningful to whom? In what situations? A useful and meaningful selection of instances for a signage project is likely to be different from that for a product design project, which is diff…1 -
Re: Is the font design business profitable for you guys?
No comment. And the idea that salaried shop assistants do "not own the fruits of their labors does not make them a low-level employee whose work requires no special skills" comes from you,…1 -
Re: Is the font design business profitable for you guys?
In terms of the original question I would think that only the entities that sell fonts or font services, whether individuals or companies, would qualify in terms of standing to make a profit as such…1
