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Since the type sample shown was identified by the poster as writing by Margo Chase, is it a type ID? The request was for suggestions of types that resembled the example. (View Post)

Sigh. I still wonder if all of Adobe's products will ever support OpenType features properly. (View Post)

We've mostly been talking about OpenType features in these recollections. But the more I think of it, the biggest impact of OpenType has been the elimination of separate font files for screen and pri… (View Post)

I can see some utility in using an app like Illustrator for type design, but when I stopped using Illustrator to draw my fonts (around 2004 ), I was able to work so much faster. (View Post)

I often type a glyph twice—side by side—so I can see the filled version as I work. I used to do something similar with FontLab, Fontographer, and RoboFont by leaving the preview window open containin… (View Post)

For all the type designers out there who are using Latin Plus without looking at the spec: Onĕipŏt is not a real language. According to Underware “It’s just a technical fallback (If I remember correc… (View Post)

The biggest problem for a Windows version of Glyphs is that it was not developed on a cross-platform code base, so it would be a port. This means a lot more development work, and a lot more ongoing m… (View Post)

Another suggestion: If you create a nice set of alternates, please don't just place them in 'salt'. Also add them to a stylistic set. InDesign allows you to assign a keystroke to toggle a given styli… (View Post)

A few things are going terribly wrong in this discussion here. You misunderstand the terms ‘diversity’ and ‘cross-platform’ if you equate them with ‘Microsoft Windows compatibility’. Developing an ap… (View Post)


This is not correct. We have always been open to porting to other platforms. Since we are lacking the resources for porting to Windows ourselves, we have been looking for investors. In a dec… (View Post)