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Re: How to assess what optical size(s) a given type style is intended for?
And perhaps then the darkness can be related to the em size vs pt size, since you want an even color across a type specimen waterfall: This image by David Berlow demonstrating how Font Bureau achieve…1 -
Re: Type Engineering: How to get into it?
Simon's recent BITS/ATypI talks, and Rosalie Wagner's talks, on font engineering, are worth tracking down on YouTube.6 -
Re: Academic Research on Type Design Methodology
I do not believe conventional UX design thinking models can be directly applied to custom type design briefs, because I believe (perhaps incorrectly, I admit) that they are intended to involve a wide…4 -
Re: Etiquette on using a historic source that's already been used
I was surprised to see https://www.daltonmaag.com/font-library/lubalin-recast-sans.html and https://www.daltonmaag.com/font-library/haas-recast.html the other day :)4 -
Re: The kerning on the pope’s tomb
My sister is a professional stone carver (josephinecrossland.com) and her first reaction was why would they do equal side bearings off the edge of each serif, lol3
