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Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
It “can be” (not always) a time-sink. Luckily there are now very useful tools to automate and report on a font’s design, features, tables, and overall soundness. But if it needs work, then there’s co…2 -
Re: Should roman and italic tabular figures have the same width?
Some discussion of that in this old thread.2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
That could work if we were to peer-review every single typeface, but that's probably overkill. Raphaël's referral system makes sense to me. Maybe try that and reconsider if it gets out of hand?1 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
It takes you less than 1 minute to review a font in the testing page1 -
Re: Ergonomics for designers
I’ve been using a tablet and stylus for 31 years, which I originally acquired because of the scare over carpal tunnel syndrome back then. I also have an Aeron chair since it was introduced in 1994, a…3 -
Re: Ergonomics for designers
I will also throw in a vote for the Aeron chair. A great piece of kit which transformed the state of my back, for work. Adobe had them at the office, and I bought one for home as well… transformative!4 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
Maybe this could be avoided through referral? For instance, for an external designer to publish their work on the platform, they'd have to be recommended by at least one of its shareholders? Of cour…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
I don’t earn a livelihood as a type designer or the employee of one, but I generally spend more on fonts each year than I spend on hardware or other software. Post-Monotype Myfonts has lost lots of d…1 -
Re: Ergonomics for designers
I've gotten used to a trackpad and have not had any carpal tunnel-like issues since I switched.For sitting I have a Steelcase Leap which I picked because it is a good balance between forcing me to si…2 -
Re: For the creation of an International Association of Type Designers. Post your proposals here.
NON-TRANSFERABLE SHARES. Ownership cannot be sold. The assets of the enterprise consist only of the brand identity, some of backend code, and frontend design. The fonts are all owned by the individua…5
