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… (View Post)
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 … (View Post)
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 … (View Post)
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=zoyCV5hzAWc (View Post)