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Announcing Type Advisor
ADVERTISEMENT--- Working and being friends with so many type designers in the industry, I have noticed that often why you got into type design was, well, to design type. Not to make a website. Not to…8 -
OFFED - Open(type) Fea(ture) File EDitor for Linux Desktop
Offed is an Open source modern desktop dedicated editor for OpenType feature file (FEA), with parsing, validating, incremental compilation and instant shaping preview.It is written in Rust with a Tau…5 -
Re: Research-led counterpoint to blanding?
I have run across this with regards to font choice. The idea was that a harder-to-read font would enhance memory of the material. This was realized in the form of a typeface, “Sans Forgetica.” (https…6 -
Greetings from the FontLab team!
Click here to read a few words of greeting from the FontLab team for 2026, and a nice 26% discount for all FontLab & Vexy apps :)5 -
Re: Glare of white 100% backgrounds and how it affects fonts
Erik Van Blokland explained this very well recently, in the context of signage lettering: In FontLab, I set my background colour to a cream colour, emulating a nice warm paper.5 -
Re: Industry Letter to Copyright Office - Please Share
Some folks have probably seen the response by designer/lawyer Matthew Butterick: On the copyrightability of fonts revisited.7 -
Re: Industry Letter to Copyright Office - Please Share
I have some questions. Who has Frank or Monotype spoken with outside of Monotype prior to drafting this letter? Has any open dialogue occurred regarding this topic that can be read or accessed by oth…5 -
Re: Help Typedrawers find a new home
"However, despite their popularity and interactive strengths, Discord communities face a significant challenge: discoverability. Unlike traditional forums or websites, Discord content isn't…5 -
Re: Where does MacOS store Apple’s downloadable fonts?
The downloaded fonts are stored in the following location (macOS Tahoe): /System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_Font8 The location differs between macOS versions, so depending on your current…5 -
State of the art in AI image generation as we go into 2026.
Yesterday, OpenAI released a new image generator, likely to compete with NanoBanana. Here's where we're at: The prompt: Make a typeface specimen graphic showing the alphabet. The font is a …9
