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Re: Units per em
The 18 unit em John mentions is from the metal type days, and it was strictly to do with the widths of the characters. The shapes of the characters were not constrained by any sort of unit grid the w…10 -
Re: Home office vs. office
I worked from home for about seven years. I have only one rock-solid advice: make sure your work area is at least two rooms away from the kitchen.12 -
Re: Naming font modifications
One reason why we always strongly advise our clients on changing the name for custom font modifications is that their use is rarely contained within the organisation/company itself. Third parties – s…9 -
Re: Glyphs vs Robofont
I am on the Glyphs team and therefore biased. But I can give you links for most of the points in your bullet list: * Scanning/importing hand-drawn sketches: Creating Fonts with Complex Outlines, Impo…8 -
Secure Fonts
Tempest is a term in the computer security world for being able to read the contents of (amongst other things) computer screens remotely by looking at the electromagnetic emanations leaking from the …11 -
Collecting/sharing unusual symbol designs
Hey guys! So i thought it might be fun to gather a couple of symbol designs that are somewhat unusual, would be nice if any of you would like to participate and share some "fundstücke" Here…8 -
Re: the OpenType features UI questionnaire /Q2
On the subject of supplemental fonts containing OTL discretionary variants as default forms — something that I've resisted making, on the grounds that I shouldn't have to bend over backward…7 -
Re: Tiro Typeworks is hiring a font maker
I have never wanted to be a Canadian more.7 -
Re: Tiro Typeworks is hiring a font maker
Tiro Typeworks is looking for a full-time font maker (design & engineer) to work in British Columbia, Canada! In 2001, I had the joy and privilege of spending five months in Vancouver, working at…19 -
Re: Font Modification
Hi Luke, I can put you in touch with our EULA people, if you wanna DM me the best email to reach you at.5
