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Re: Who are the rising stars of the type world?
A non-initiate, external perspective: Blast Foundry and Interval Type; Inga Plönnigs and Daria Cohen.1 -
Re: Who are the rising stars of the type world?
I believe those peoples have great potential in the future of typefaces. Moreover, they are rare in Quebec. https://coppersandbrasses.com/1 -
Re: Who are the rising stars of the type world?
There's more information now posted about the Morisawa winners, where I found this bio:1 -
Re: A drop cap font for Garamontio
Many letters don't look particularly Garamond to me (e.g., /R/, /S/). Why not start with the shapes of your regular caps?1 -
Re: A drop cap font for Garamontio
To expand on Christian’s comment, despite the name in that catalog, these caps might not feel entirely Renaissance or Garamond-adjacent because of their relatively modern proportions. Making them fit…2 -
Re: Who are the rising stars of the type world?
Everyone below is super kind, humble, and generous with knowledge: Celine Hurka is making some super impressive and interesting work, and has a really admirable presence and presence on stage. Ryan B…4 -
Re: Design of the Cyrillic letter Qa /Ԛ /ԛ
It seems the English Wikipedia article for Cyrillic Q/q is plainly wrong. It's a low quality article with only one reference —and it points to a proposal where there is no alternative Q/q.This letter…3 -
Re: Design of the Cyrillic letter Qa /Ԛ /ԛ
The most recent used form is just like the Latin Q and q. It’s probably best to use that form in general. That’s the form used in Kurdish in the second half of the 20th century in the USSR or more re…4 -
Re: A drop cap font for Garamontio
Thanks. It's not a completely faithful revival of the original, since I changed the shape of a few letters :)1 -
Re: Design of the Cyrillic letter Qa /Ԛ /ԛ
I don’t recall seeing it taking any form other than that of the corresponding Latin Q/q. It and the Wa W/w are both straight borrowings from the Latin script. Any idiosyncratic forms were likely type…2
