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Re: How would you redo Unicode?
How is waiting years before a precomposed accented character is added and usable on updated devices a good approach?3 -
Re: Etiquette on using a historic source that's already been used
Thanks for the links Dave. I don't know why I never made the connection to this being a revival. I guess I think of a revival more as preserving a typeface to its' historic source with limited altera…1 -
Re: Academic Research on Type Design Methodology
I suspect the number of type designers able to answer your initial question, i.e. those who are also familiar with conventional UX design thinking models, is vanishingly small. I’ve no idea what ‘dou…5 -
Re: How would you redo Unicode?
Completely eliminate all decomposable diacritic characters and enforce use of letter + combining mark sequences in all languages. Fix Hebrew canonical combining class assignments. Consistently assign…2 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
As it is, it’s a symbol of humility—that Jorge didn’t care for personal kudos and fancy trappings. He chose his papal name after a saint who lived in poverty, and his home was the guest house, not th…1 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
CAD-CAM apps that drive things like stone carving tools don't necessaraily acknowledge type metrics. (So, maybe not not typography?). Here's a photo of the same problem on a larger (physical) scale. …2 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
This article reminded me of the time I studied psychology (I only completed a little more than half of the degree and then got bored). So I applied a little of what I learned there on this article, b…3 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
It seems to me that poor spacing as a “symbol of humility” is similar to claiming that ransom note typography expresses universalist (I.e., catholic [lc]) sentiment. The disgraceful performance of le…7 -
Re: Out of Hundreds:What made the judge choose this typeface?
The judge chose it. Discussed it in the annual (as is the custom). Done. If and when you get chosen as a judge you can have your pick of the litter. Paul Shaw and I started this competition back in t…3 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
For a symbol to point to something else, it needs to point away from itself. (And the "pointing to heaven" interpretation would make more sense if the stone was upright, not flat.) Above a…3
