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Re: Smallcaps vs. Bold, Slanted/Oblique vs. Italic
I remember back in the seventies Herb Lubalin used to use bold rather than italics for emphasis in U&lc and other publications he designed. I seem to recall him writing something about the idea o…1 -
Re: Considering new computer: Feedback on MacBook Pros from last couple years.
In general, you don't need the latest Macs to run current software. The most recent OS, Mojave, runs on Macs going back to 2012 (and earlier, in the case of the Mac Pro). Used or reconditioned Macs a…4 -
Re: Considering new computer: Feedback on MacBook Pros from last couple years.
Retina makes a huge difference for type design, IMO. (Although I did talk to one type designer recently who preferred seeing non-retina, aliased, black and white pixels. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )4 -
Re: Considering new computer: Feedback on MacBook Pros from last couple years.
Regarding the display size, I forgot to mention: I've almost always had 15" models in the past because the bigger the screen the better for working on type. But the 13" hasn't been as much …2 -
Re: Fontlab 5.2 adding instance
That's one of the limitations of FL5 and earlier. Masters must be at the ends of the axes. There is an old workaround you could use: Add a second axis and reconfigure your masters so that the first a…5
