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Re: Does anyone know who invented ink traps, or what year they were first used
I could easily be wrong, but I suspect there was no single inventor of ink traps. Cutting little notches into the type blocks would seem to have been an obvious way to mitigate a common problem that …4 -
Re: Origins and ancestors of "My Happy 70s" by Jan-Henrik Arnold
There's a type ID category at graphicdesignforum.com. There are a few people there who seem to recognize even the most obscure typefaces. I've probably designed several hundred logos over the previou…2 -
Re: Type design hot takes
I don't like handwriting typefaces. They're imitations of, well, handwriting, which just rubs me the wrong way — sort of like imitation wood.I hate designing the @ glyph. There's just too much stuff …7 -
Re: Is it unlawful or unethical to alter a font?
I liken this to buying, for example, a clock radio. I didn't purchase the rights to the technology inside the radio, but if I want to take it apart and fiddle with it for my private purposes, I shoul…4 -
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
