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I asked 17 Ukrainian graphic designers working in medium design studios, as well as freelancers working with European clients, about the criteria for purchasing fonts. I want to share results with yo… (View Post)

I have some experience with it. I think it's handy for prototyping ideas, especially if the idea being explored involves a steady translation contrast. also for prototyping ideas with a width axis. i… (View Post)

I love and collect printed specimens but have found myself limited in producing them. The cost of production and, subsequently, of distribution, added to how profitable font retail can be today, make… (View Post)

My understanding is that, although the paths were more difficult to edit, it was computationally more efficient than cubic béziers. Remember, at the time, the use of outline fonts for screen display … (View Post)

I remember the first version of the MyFonts contract: they paid out 85% royalties. :-) (View Post)

I don't feel that keeping menu names but changing file names is necessarily sufficient help to the user. The app will not signal that the font has changed, and that can result in reflow or missing fe… (View Post)

I agree with @"Nick Shinn" about Emigre magazine. Not only is its 20-year run filled with archetypal examples of grunge typefaces and typography (Rudy VanderLans excelled at grunge layout, … (View Post)

It’s always difficult to advice others, because everybody's situation is unique. But I can tell you what worked for Emigre. Over the years, printing type specimens has been the single most effective … (View Post)

I don't know what Ukrainian readers prefer, but I would love to be able to handle this as two normally spaced ı with three dots above. (View Post)

Last week I stumbled upon this thread, and was surprised to see Stephen define my layouts for Emigre as Grunge. You can never control how your work is interpreted, and our work has been described as … (View Post)