Mark Simonson · Type designer

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  • Re: R.I.P.

    I was once told by a Dutch interviewer that the currency symbol in Proxima Nova was poor. I had lazily used the regular weight for all weights, thinking it didn't matter, that nobody actually us…
  • iOS Font Viewer?

    Does anyone know of an iPhone/iPad app for viewing font files on DropBox? I've searched through the App Store, and nearly all the "font viewer" apps listed only let you view the fonts …
  • Re: Packaging Font Files for Purchase

    I use AppleScript to build packages. I could use Automator (which is basically just a visual interface to AppleScript), but I’m just more familiar with working directly in Script Editor. There used t…
  • Re: OT features' hierarchy.

    I mainly look out for possible interactions when multiple features are applied. For instance, I put smcp before liga. If I didn't, I'd have to figure out a way to transform fi, fl, ffi, ffl…
  • Re: What happened to VGC?

    The VGC catalog scan on Luc's site is dated 1972. I've got a similar one (different cover, more fonts, including Lee Gothic and Modula) dated 8/72. It's been a very handy reference for…
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