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Re: More questions on Monotype's subscription royalty model
One of the dangers I realized a few years ago with Adobe Fonts (and similar subscription for font library access models) is that it breaks the financial connection between the foundry and the user. A…8 -
Re: Monotype acquired Colophon
Some of the details on the right side of the chart are a little bit scrambled... 1988: Compugraphic was acquired by Agfa Gaevert and rebranded as Agfa. 1999: Monotype Typography was acquired by Agfa …6 -
Re: Font version changes
I change the name usually only when the metrics change significantly. In the case of Proxima Sans, which became Proxima Nova, the weight scheme and naming also changed. In a few cases, I changed the …5 -
Re: FontLab vs Glyphs
He already knows FontLab, so I guess if he "has to do font editing on a foreign computer" he can use FontLab.2 -
Re: Jan Middendorp has died.
I saw that. Very sad to see him go. There was a nice tribute to him at ATypI this year where he was awarded the TDC Medal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyCV5hzAWc3
