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Re: Alternatives to WhatTheFont Forum?
You might try https://fontid.co/5 -
Re: Laptops for Font Design: Seeking Insights
For the past decade, I used a 2013 15" MacBook Pro as my main machine. It sat on my desk 99% of the time, attached to a 27" LED Cinema Display, extended keyboard, and trackball. I originall…1 -
Re: We need new keyboards
Type designers [on Mac] should install the provided “ABC-Extended” keyboard layout. This gives access to characters like eth and thorn via option-d (ð) and option-t (þ). Add shift for capitals, of co…2 -
Re: Early Altsys Manuals and Marketing
Ha, I remember this. When we were converting the Font Bureau library to OpenType, ca. 2014, among the rest of the tools and routines, I had a simple script to go through and remove this dummy point f…1 -
Re: Bold small caps: necessity, abomination, or side effect of variability?
My position has evolved, as I’m sure is true for many others as well. When I first started in type design, coming from a traditional book design background, I was in Group 1. Whitman was originally r…3
