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Re: Announcing the first Fonts and AI conference
Yes, the Race to Oblivion will be great fun.1 -
Announcing the first Fonts and AI conference
Dear all, We are thrilled to share this news with you! We are hosting the first fully dedicated type conference to the topic of how AI can change the landscape of type design. From threats to opportu…1 -
Re: Quality of webfonts, esp. on Windows
Windows has like three or four different rendering modes, depending on your OS version and which API the app uses. These days the great majority of Windows apps are getting DirectWrite rendering (som…2 -
The Beneventan Memory
This week, I published a new/old article that has been almost twenty years in the making: The Beneventan Memory, a meditation on the way technological change filters our memories of past practices, i…3 -
Re: Create metric-equivalent font
Just my opinion: I don't think so. I think in the case of the fonts that would only apply to the outlines. In terms of what is being referred to as "metrics", I'm only considering advance w…1 -
Re: Create metric-equivalent font
If metrics were protected IP, I would be curious to understand how the font-fauxing behavior of Acrobat (used when fonts are not embedded) was not legally problematic. Among other things.6 -
Re: Glyphs Panel on Figma
This URL works: https://forum.figma.com/suggest-a-feature-11/glyphs-per-font-22915 Glyph panels are useful but need to be carefully implemented to maximise text interoperability. Inserting raw font g…2 -
Re: Elemaints - A Serif Family with Optical Sizes
Yes, very fetching! As for /Y/, how about a descender?1 -
Re: New: Origin of Type Frameworks (OTF) Course
The Origin of Type Frameworks (OTF) course is organizing an online info session via Zoom on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 15:00 CEST (Amsterdam time). The meeting will be hosted by Jürgen and Frank. Th…1 -
Re: PSA: A guide on how to draw a proper capital Eszett (ẞ)
Venetian oldstyle typefaces are inspired by Jenson’s early roman type of the 1470s. The key defining characteristic of Venetian oldstyle vs later Aldine is the e having a slanted crossbar. It may (bu…1
