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Re: Type Tricks (Sofie Beier)
Designing Type is a great book but with a terrible title. It should be called Measurements and Proportions of Various Sans and Serif Latin Letters. It tells you very little about the mechanics of the…9 -
Re: Proofreaders needed for a tutorial on extending a Latin set
Preface * "extension of a Basic Latin glyph set in the various" should be "with". * That first sentence is way too long anyway; consider splitting (1) after "best familiar wi…3 -
Re: The middle spur of the minuscule “l” in French type designs, historically up to today.
Found this vernacular signage today in Exmouth, UK. The t is also mind-blowing but obviously some sign painter saw the spurred l somewhere and decided it was a good fit.4 -
Re: Ergam CJK
There isn't really a manual for CJK type design - or indeed for most craft, which is normally learnt first-hand from another person. In case it's worth knowing, even with smart components a…2 -
Re: Question: Why are foot serifs cupped?
Fred Smeijer's theory, from Counterpunch:3
