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Re: Advice on 'j's
I would tend to go with the first one, even if it seems inconsistent with the /y. A tail on a /j that sticks out too much to the left will not only have some bad collisions, it will jump out at the b…8 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
One problem with using "Roman" as a weight name: It is generally taken to mean "not italic" or "upright". We speak of fonts as having "roman" and "italic&…3 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
I usually put Heavy between Extra Bold and Black. This way I retain the option to use Extra Heavy. I think Heavy is less standardized compared to other weight names.4 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
In the context of type, I don't think "Regular" has any other meaning than "normal". The fact that it has become the standard word for the "normal" style argues for cont…4 -
Re: Book, Regular, Medium
"Semi-Medium" is odd because "Medium" already suggest halfway between "Regular" and "Bold", albeit more ambiguously than "Semibold". (Phil Martin did…5
