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Re: Home office vs. office
I’ve done both over the years. Now that I don’t work on my own anymore I’m happy to have a nice/quiet/nearby office to work at. I often find it easier to switch fully into and out of work mode when t…6 -
Re: Units per em
Actually CJK fonts often use lower Ems (down to 256) to limit file size, due to the very numerous characters. What attenuates that is each character can use almost all the Em, since there are no exte…8 -
Re: Home office vs. office
No formatter is installed for the format deleted8 -
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
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