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Re: Non-Latin blackletter
Are you referring to the Naris style of Thai script? I just thought it was due to a broad nib, though I don't know enough about it to rule out the influence of Latin blackletter categorically. There …1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
This is why I tend to only read threads1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
As a business side person who doesn't have a kerning pair to my name I'm flabbergasted by this conversation. The only way that the font industry can ever mature into a real industry is if it has a tr…6 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
It is an interesting idea to support the new platform with the large cut at the start, getting a small part of ownership or some other benefit in return. It raises many questions and would require s…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Such a 'storefront but not vendor' idea does appeal to me, also because it simplifies the money streams. I wonder why Etsy only allows the selling of physical goods though, perhaps there are legal co…1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
If I interpret correctly, this initiative would be a collective of font foundries. Members of this association would collectively determine the minimum standards that a font vendor must adhere to, vi…3 -
Monotype New Contract ...Subscription Model, do the scary maths.
If I am wrong - please feel free to correct me, I really hope someone does - hopefully Monotype is reading this : From what I have read and understood off the Monotype website, in the new Monotype Ag…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
You’re talking about https://www.fontdue.com, currently hosting a whopping 46 foundries. There isn’t a central search interface, though.3 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Dave is not the first one in this forum who used the word “cartel”. The discussions here walk a fine line. I find the idea of excluding designers who take “big company” commissions startling. So many…5 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I hesitated until now to respond to this discussion, mainly because the initial poster’s “identity” is a no-brainer for my sense and his proposal is ridiculous naïve. No one needs a “type designers u…7
