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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 -
Re: What are the great conceptual fonts?
I’ll just point out the Caflisch Script was created and released years before OpenType and InDesign. Certainly its concept was to create a set of glyphs that could be combined to create a more natur…6 -
Re: Legalizing a personal "workhorse" font for a specific client
Your description implies that your client wants full ownership of the typeface — a buyout — not simply an exclusive license. But if that’s not true, then perhaps the client could have a period of exc…6 -
Re: A clarification about kerning.
In my opinion, kerning should always be optical -- a judgement by eye -- in the final analysis. Particularly with a humanist design like Garamond, numeric measurements are a good place to start and a…7 -
Re: Showing How the Sausage is Made
Like some other things, I think typeface design is one of those “minute to learn, lifetime to master” crafts — at least that seems to be the case today. I have an impulse to get protective about it, …4
