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Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
As a type designer, I can see the benefits of variable fonts, but I sometimes wonder if this format is "overdelivering". In other words, providing benefits that are not significant enough t…3 -
Re: Overload by typefaces
19th century? I think you could trace it back to Gutenberg. I'm reminded of that Goudy quote... :smile:4 -
Re: Photo Typeface?
I started out as a designer right in the middle of the phototype* era. At the time, it was just the way things were. Looking back, it was really just a brief transition period between metal and digit…1 -
Re: Photo Typeface?
The term phototype can be further broken down to two basic categories: Photo Composition: This refers to keyboard-based phototypesetting machines, used mainly for text but sometimes for headlines. Th…7 -
Re: Overload by typefaces
You solve it like anything else that we have a lot of. There are millions, maybe billions, of books in existence. How do you decide what to read? You follow your interests, you see what other people …11
