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Re: Shouldn't italic be an OpenType feature?
Contrary to what Mark learned, the scheme advocated by The Chicago Manual of Style (15th Edition, 2003, anyway; not sure if they changed in the 17th) is that “all punctuation marks should appear in t…5 -
Re: Shouldn't italic be an OpenType feature?
Italic in the same font as Roman is a conceptual component of the variable font format.David Jonathan Ross recently explored this in an interesting way: https://djr.com/notes/roslindale-variable-ital…1 -
Re: autohint: AFDKO vs FontForge
That difference in hinting of the “middle bar” is worth paying attention to. The slight curvature to that element will get lost at smaller sizes and lower resolutions. When it does, the FF hinting wi…1 -
Re: text serif a, u, d
Manual. Punch cutters were certainly capable of amazing precision and craftsmanship. I’m just not sure how much experience Binny would have when he and Ronaldson decided to start their foundry. Also,…3 -
Re: text serif a, u, d
Adam — Keep in mind that when CH Griffith designed Monticello for Linotype in the mid 20th century, he was explicitly trying to recreate the idiosyncrasies and capture the historical charm of Binny &…6