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Re: Is the term ‘foundry’ a proper name for digital companies?
Please don’t mix up: font comes from [lat.] fons (wellspring, fountain); foundry comes from [lat.] fundere (to found something, to lay a base or ground for something). Two different things.0 -
Re: Kaffeebohne Display
there are some serious flaws e.g. in a, e, c, k, s, v, w, y, x, z, they just won’t work that way. My recommendation: to study thoroughly some classical typeface first, (Bodoni, Didones), and then tur…0 -
Re: MyFonts and families
I’m under the impression that the scenery is about to change these days, more rapidly than the three years before. The problems are not new. MF seems to aim at becoming the world’s clearance house fo…2 -
Re: Berthold bullies competing font producers – report here when you’re hit by them
I’m not sure I can answer your questions comprehensively. MF puts the ™ sign on the names of all new fonts being uploaded. But note the difference between “trade mark” and “Registered trade mark”. Ec…1 -
Re: Emoji translator wanted - London firm seeks specialist
yes, straightforward for a Chinese. Pictogram (Zeichen, sign) is the straightforward term for me, as it has always been. Why shall I choose the detour via China to name it?-1
