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Re: Corporation letting public download my typeface for free
Yeah, wow, “Agency got the files thru Adobe Fonts” is not a thing. If that’s an accurate description, it would involve a deliberate circumvention of the technical measures that protect Adobe Fonts. (…5 -
Re: Adobe announces end of support for “PostScript” Type 1 fonts
I really don’t get the “monopoly” arguments here. Type 1 was essentially replaced by OpenType 20 years ago — forever in software terms. The format has been considered legacy software for quite a long…4 -
Re: You are slashing your way into the Papa New Guinean jungle...
I wouldn’t say studying historical models directly is necessary (although it’s useful and one possible approach). I think having a deeply internalized understanding of what the reading public expects…3 -
Re: Modified fonts — exclusive or non-exclusive?
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think if you’ve already charged to create a unique glyph for them (and if what you charged took into account that they own the glyph), then licensing them a version …2 -
Re: Modified fonts — exclusive or non-exclusive?
Thanks for clarifying. It sounds like it’s not so different from the logo scenario — just more vague about what constitutes their exclusive glyph. I don’t think you’d want to agree to “never modify t…1
