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Re: Variable fonts
@James Bridges, in addition to what Marc and John mentioned, including italics in a variable font is possible, but separate italic variable fonts are more common. One reason for this is that signific…2 -
Re: Photo Typeface?
Today, the design and production phases of any project overlap to the point where there's hardly a distinction. I've always missed the paste-up and mechanical-building parts of the job — the tools, …3 -
Re: Photo Typeface?
We would use a stat camera at the newspaper where I worked to enlarge type for big feature story headlines. I don't remember ever copying letters out of a specimen book. Instead, we typically enlarge…1 -
Re: Photo Typeface?
I'm late to the discussion, but it caught my eye. I started in the late '70s in the middle of that era, but I don't remember hearing designers using the term phototype. I'm not sure many of us thoug…1 -
Re: Variable fonts
Type design is something of a side thing for me. I'm mostly an art director/graphic designer. Most designers I know have heard about variable fonts but don't know that much about them. Only recently …5