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Re: Classifying Cambria
Knuth called the parameter "superness" in his Computer Modern sources: superness:=1/sqrt2; % parameter for superellipses<br>more_super:=max(superness,sqrt .77superness);<br> hei…1 -
Re: C.M.T.
@"Thomas Phinney"'s spacing video is a great intro to spacing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbc_O7bNROs And yes, HT Letterspacer will do it for you. But it's still good to lear…2 -
Re: Generating static instances from variable font file
This was mine: https://gist.github.com/simoncozens/b3b7d132b0ad2427924cbddc1f28ef35 This is Behdad's: https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/blob/master/Lib/fontTools/varLib/mutator.py1 -
Re: Infant type revisited
Yes and no, Ray. The kana letterforms are the same for sure, but progressive teaching of kanji (unavoidably) rather complicates that story. What makes it particularly interesting is that kana-only bo…5 -
Re: Looking for Designers of Chinese Type
Right. Here's the classic qz article on the scope of a Chinese font project: https://qz.com/522079/the-long-incredibly-tortuous-and-fascinating-process-of-creating-a-chinese-font/3
