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Re: 80's font idendtification
The irony, of course, is that this isn’t an old 80s advert. It’s just a brand hooking onto that visual trend. See https://www.vacation.inc. See also this excellent article about 80s aesthetics by Eli…4 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
@"Kris Sowersby" I’d argue that your lack of VF requests may also be due to you not really publicly engaging with the tech, as far as I can tell. I don’t have any formal data on it but woul…7 -
Re: OpenType 1.9 public beta review
I’m sorry @"Peter Constable"—I’ve never been a part of standards processes and did not mean to touch on a subject that isn’t even up for discussion. As I’ve already started it, though: Meas…1 -
Re: OpenType 1.9 public beta review
I might be fighting a lonely fight here but interpreting the wdth axis as a percentage of whatever the font designer considers “normal width” for that font design, as the spec suggests, makes no sens…2 -
Re: Are printed specimens just fun objects or do they really help sell type?
I wrote about PDF specimens further up, but wanted to chime in on printed matter. At Grilli we produce printed matter and related goods (wooden toys, hats, etc.) because we enjoy designing them, neve…4