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Re: Different italic-"weights"
And Nara (Typotheque), with Italic and Oblique.1 -
Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
Behdad mentioned the InDesign October 2023 release switched default text shaper to HarfBuzz (finally!) https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/indesign/using/whats-new/2024.html#harfbuzz It's an amazing mile…1 -
Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
They just launched a major new version, InDesign 2024 (19.0), no more than a week ago, in conjunction with the Adobe Max conference. HarfBuzz gets 46 seconds of coverage in the 6 1/2 minute video abo…2 -
Re: Different italic-"weights"
Immortel by Clément Le Tulle-Neyret3 -
Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
Are you sure of that re. InDesign, Thomas? Last I checked, Adobe’s own shaping engine was still being used for Arabic and most major Indic scripts, with Harfbuzz being used for scripts not supported …1 -
Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
Google Workspace has no OT var nor feature support1 -
Re: Applications without OpenType feature support
Sadly, it is only partly true. The default text shaper in InDesign 2024 is still the Adobe Composer and as far as I can tell it does not seem to be using Harfbuzz—or if it is, they are going out of …2 -
Re: Variable Fonts In Use
I was going to cite exactly that. The site at https://m3.material.io uses a smooth transition to a bolder weight when one hovers on an icon in the left sidebar. Same with https://fonts.google.com/ Th…1 -
Re: Variable Fonts In Use
I would say that random movement, such as in your gif, is quite distracting, simply because movement attracts attention like nothing else. You don't want people staring at your logo all the time…3 -
Re: Variable Fonts In Use
"Huge entertainment ‘city’ in Tokyo transformed with variable typographic identity Tokyo design studio &Form developed a font that varies dramatically in thickness and motion behaviour with …5
