Kent Lew · Type Designer

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  • Re: Looking for a Caslon Font

    Also, Apple licensed a single style of Big Caslon for distribution with MacOS. But I don’t believe it is installed by default and may need to be downloaded/activated through the system app Font Book.
  • Re: Best practice for kerning?

    Undeniably true. On the other hand, one might argue these are not typographically critical or sensitive circumstances. There can clearly be diminishing returns to the kitchen sink approach. Each type…
  • Re: Best practice for kerning?

    I think there are two general approaches, both with their merits and potential pitfalls. One is the what I think of as the “kitchen sink” approach. John Hudson has voiced the rationale for this: “Pro…
  • Re: Best practice for kerning?

    James touched on this, but I wanted to reiterate it: The best way to ensure decent kerning is to ensure that you have decent fitting. By “fitting” I mean the spacing, the sidebearings. Look at just a…
  • Re: [Do]lorem ipsum

    I loved Before and After back in the day and devoured issues when they came out.
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