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Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
If you get twice the exposure, and a 40% share, wouldn't that be a great deal? I'm a little bit afraid that the distaste for Monotype has led to a distrust in anything commercial. Type designers cou…2 -
Meet the Moderators
Moderation is something that should be done, well, in moderation. Our hope is that you, the users of TypeDrawers, continue to hold enriching discussions while keeping the rules in mind. However, ther…6 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I understand the thinking, but a forum or media brand does not necessarily or automatically translate into a commercial brand. The experience of trying to build a font distribution channel on the I L…3 -
Re: Fonts Ninja (online type index)
Thanks for your answers! I'd sign up, although my foundry is very insignificant :) For finding 'similar' fonts, I would have thought that you went with a more human-based approach. For example, you c…1 -
Re: Council for German Orthography officially allows use of u+1E9E
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Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
You're right, "support from the type community" is vague. To elaborate: the most important way foundries could support the discovery platform would be by registering and adding their fonts …3 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I would sooner shut the store down than sell it. TypeDrawers can be both the store and the forum (and I’d like it to be even more of an educational tool). The reason to set up both under the same nam…1 -
Re: Automatically Adjust Font Metrics to Match a Different Font Using `fonttools`
Metrics compatible fonts are primarily of use when a document is interchanged between software with differently licensed and available fonts. A lot of document formats are readable by multiple softwa…3 -
Re: Regular vs Book
Separation of concerns is common, though, and I work in a font team, not a typography team. This is all I'm aware of that's been written into public standards or otherwise publicly documented beyond …1 -
Re: Council for German Orthography officially allows use of u+1E9E
Hi Donat,the serif looks good to me overall, but the transition from stem to arch is still a bit unnatural. Check out the /U/ for reference.Sans is much better, but most versions are still a bit potb…1
