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Re: What could be an effective strategy for handling frac/tions in OpenType fonts?
I don’t agree unconditionally with John & Thomas. If the text environment is variable or fluid, then yes, applying fractions globally can be fraught. But if you’re typesetting a cookbook, then ha…4 -
Re: You would think that the Washington Post could do better than this
The cost of adding characters to the fonts would not be exorbitant. Especially not compared to the investment in one’s brand, which distinctive fonts contribute a great deal to. I doubt it is ultimat…8 -
Re: You would think that the Washington Post could do better than this
When I was working on Haffner for TIME back in 2015, I purposely set a meeting with the chief of copyediting to discuss details of their editorial style with her — e.g., use of quotes & dashes, c…5 -
Re: Monotype buys Extensis
A single-server + clients situation, like what James mentions, is the strongest use case in my experience, like in a large studio or publisher setting. Font licensing (& vetting) gets managed (&a…3 -
Re: Condensed Light vs. Light Condensed
Font Bureau settled on width then weight for the reason that Cristóbal mentioned, to make more sense when split up into subfamilies. I don’t know if there was any internal debate. That scheme was inh…2