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Resources about Chinese Type Design
Hi, I recently published an article dedicated to Chinese type design, covering key insights and resources on the industry, particularly in Taiwan. And, the topics include: * A Beginner’s Guide to Chi…8 -
Re: When in the type design process do you start drawing different weights and styles?
If I’m planning to create a typeface family, I’ll usually start thinking about weights early in the design process, when I’m still at the paper sketch stage. Once I start laying down paths in a font …5 -
Re: SuffixAutomator for one-to-one substitutions
Here's two updates for SuffixAutomator. 1. Capitalize / decapitalize now available for both source (from) and substituted (to) characters. Previously that was possible only for substituted (to) chara…5 -
Re: When in the type design process do you start drawing different weights and styles?
As soon as ADHESION is drawn in a regular weight I start on the black weight. It’s easy for me to do an overly tight—i.e. bland—regular weight. Jumping into the black weight early forces me to think …6 -
Regarding the new Saudi riyal currency symbol
Many people have noted that the Saudi Arabic Central Bank recently launched a new symbol to represent the Saudi riyal currency. Naturally, people want to start using it right away, and that has led t…9 -
Re: Professional Indemnity insurance
Side note: Having valuable intellectual property (fonts) owned by a separate legal entity from the business that markets it (foundry) can provide asset protection in cases of indemnity claims. If the…5 -
Re: FontRadar
I don’t know if it’s really my place to comment, but I wanted to share my perspective 🙂 A lot of what I’ve read here shows a lack of understanding of who we are and how we operate. I hope I can bring…15 -
Re: FontRadar
You don't need to give them your customer data. We didn't (and we'll never give that data to anyone). If you decline to send them that data, you will have to manually check their findings to make su…6 -
Re: Reverse Italic, Backslanted, Cilati
"Reverse italic" already has a well-established meaning among editors and typographers. Reverse italic refers to a passage set in roman type within an otherwise italic context.5 -
Re: FontRadar
To clarify the “misuse” that was mentioned earlier: I believe Myles was referring to cases in which the foundry sells a licence after having discovered a use via Font Radar, or the customer approachi…5
