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Re: ATypI's (old) stance on cloning vs. yours
Are you sure about this? I licensed fonts from both libraries back in the nineties. In comparing Bitstream vs Linotype digitizations of the same faces, the data does not match, not even the metrics. …7 -
Re: PS or TT? (aka cubic vs quadratic Bézier curves, or *.otf vs *.ttf)
I distribute both (together) as far as possible, but a couple of my distributors provide only CFF by default and TTF only if the customer asks.1 -
Re: PS or TT? (aka cubic vs quadratic Bézier curves, or *.otf vs *.ttf)
One big reason for the different types of curves was related to the fact that TrueType fonts were meant to be rendered on-screen on computers that ran as slow as 8 MHz. Quadratic Bézier curves requir…6 -
Re: Nick Cooke of G-Type, TypographHer interview
Interesting to see you're working on a font based on the titles in The Italian Job. I started to do the same thing about ten years ago. I didn't get much beyond the lowercase before setting…2 -
Re: The design process
I've heard that that really happens sometimes, although I've never done it. Some people are also really good at doing tight drawings. Ken Barber comes to mind.1
