define custom axes in .designspace file to generate a variable font through fontmake?
Rafael de Azevedo
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I’ve been trying to implement a variable rendition of Wim Crouwel’s New Alphabet typeface by following this guide. I did get to generate a working .tff with a standard weight variation, but would like to customize the axes so they work in tandem to how Crouwel conceived the New Alphabet system.
Is there a way to include custom axes inside the .designspace file in a way fontmake understands? Been trying to do so on my own to no avail.
.designspace file here.
Is there a way to include custom axes inside the .designspace file in a way fontmake understands? Been trying to do so on my own to no avail.
.designspace file here.
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Decovar from FB uses custom axes, so it might be useful to have a look at the repo.1
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Thanks! I got it to work and Decovar sources helped me a great deal. It’s now on GitHub: https://github.com/tipotipos/nu-alfabet1
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