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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: Character set oddities
As I understand it, in those languages that most utilize the ordfeminine and ordmasculine, an underscore may be desirable. (I’ve certainly heard this from Portuguese typographers.)Also, the vertical …8 -
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 -
Re: How do type designers feel about customers renaming font files in order to hide the fonts used?
It’s also possible that the font(s) in question were customized for the client even if they are based on commercial fonts, and renamed with the client name by the designer for versioning purposes.1 -
Re: How does Adobe's automatic Optical kerning work?
I’ve railed against this before, but maybe it’s time to do it again for a new generation.One needs to evaluate the results of applying Optical Metrics to a setting very carefully. Although it may hav…8
