Typeface Design
Discussions pertaining to the design of typefaces.
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Expand for more options.Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.
487 discussions
10K comments
Most recent: Kurum - my first attempt at Kannada by Vasil Stanev
December 2025
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Expand for more options.Discussions specific to FontLab, Glyphs, AFDKO, Superpolator, Prepolator, Robofab, TTX, FontTools, UFOStretch, DTL Software, MS-Volt, Fontforge, etc.
567 discussions
7.6K comments
Most recent: Fontlab 7 vs Monotype's Font Validator by Dusan Jelesijevic
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Expand for more options.Technique and theory of typeface design
1.1K discussions
15.5K comments
Most recent: Regarding the new Saudi riyal currency symbol by Dave Crossland
January 15
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Expand for more options.Discussion specific to font technology.
863 discussions
9.3K comments
Most recent: DTL OTMaster 10.3 Released by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland
January 20
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Expand for more options.Discussion specific to making metal type
29 discussions
133 comments
Most recent: Drawing the movement: Nelly Gable's book on punchcutting by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland
September 2019
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