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Re: Case study: SS.I typographic redesign
Joshua, I haven't had time to dig into your questions, nor give feedback, but I wanted to let you know I appreciate your thoughtful effort for a very important cause. You may feel like you’re talking…7 -
Re: How does the google fonts project template differ from exporting via glyphs?
In the GF guide, you can read why created their own font compilation toolchain (fontmake). Partly this was for reliability (builds can be automated, locked to particular library versions, and reprodu…7 -
Re: ‘Grand Cru Classés’ sprouting from Antwerp soil
After 30 years of being affiliated with the Plantin Society / Plantin Institute of Typography, I will retire this summer. I was invited to become a lecturer in Antwerp when the renowned Plantin Socie…5 -
Re: Etiquette on using a historic source that's already been used
They don’t own the original. Do what you want to with it. But also consider the possibility that you’re wasting your time by rehashing the same old thing.5 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
Simon's recent BITS/ATypI talks, and Rosalie Wagner's talks, on font engineering, are worth tracking down on YouTube.6 -
Re: What are 'true italics'?
“Upright cursive” might be a better term.5 -
Re: What are 'true italics'?
Italics derive, ultimately, from the Italian secretarial hand of the 15th Century, which is to say that they derive from the cursive, informal scribal hand, while romans derive from the formal bookha…5 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
Firstly, this work requires attention to and good memory for detail. That’s true of type design too, but on the engineering side it is crucial. Being able to work systematically is also important. If…8 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
It's actually quite hard to answer your questions because the landscape of font engineering (BTW we tend to say "font engineer" rather than "type engineer", since it's really the …10 -
Re: Best resources to learn Python in regards to font design?
If you don't have previous programming experience, I think it is a good idea to complete the Codecademy's Python course. After you are done with it, learn the font object model used by your favourite…5
