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Re: LTTR/INK
adam, on the one hand, I think I see what you mean, in terms of the strokes a scribe would practice over and over and until they reached a sort of mechanical precision, believing geometry was a refle…1 -
Re: Seeking Advice on Using Non-Roman Characters in Font Names Safely
there was some discussion here: https://typedrawers.com/discussion/comment/68183 the figma bug mentioned in that thread still exists and it is not on their roadmap to fix. it's unfortunate, when they…1 -
Re: Type Reference
yeah, existing efforts, museums, libraries, and archives are the competition for this sort of thing. still, if you have a specific point of view or focus on objects that are a little bit outside the …2 -
Re: Vertical metrics standards
this strikes me as pretty aggressive. there are cases where, for example, the x-height changes sufficiently across an axis that you might want to introduce more vertical breathing room by default. wo…1 -
Re: When designing italics should a curve's side handles be 90º or slanted to the italic angle?
I like italic handles at 90 degrees because it's easier for me to draw them that way. faster, too, when my decisions are limited to moving a node along a straight line3
