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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…2 -
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…2 -
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 -
Re: New: Origin of Type Frameworks (OTF) Course
This summer, I will be celebrating 38 years of teaching type design. Over the past decades, especially in Antwerp and The Hague, my students have been exploring type design with a strong focus on pat…1 -
2 FREE seminars: Fundamentals of the Font Business
We’re excited to announce a pre-conference warm up for our Font Business 2025 conference, which takes part online on June 14 and 15. On May 31 we are hosting 2 FREE seminars focusing on the structure…1
