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Re: Eau de Garamond — a sans distilled from the essence of Garamond
What was that thing about "I'm rather worried about earning the perpetual scorn of the type designer community"? ;-) No worries, candor trumps sacred cows any day.3 -
Re: Generating font weights in fontlab, Italic v Oblique
Note that there is also an Eldorado between a pure oblique and a pure italic. Luckily we're starting to see more exploration of that goldmine here and there.1 -
Re: Pertho - rune-inspired slab serif
Interesting project. Runic systems have clearly been a great foundation here, but I don't see a reason to fret over a literal mapping; just take the inspiration and freely make something that works f…1 -
Re: Figures
Well, fonts can succeed in spite of a flaw... Not to mention that popular success isn't the same thing as cultural quality. To me Narkis Block, Narkis Tam or Oron are of a style that can indeed accom…1 -
Re: Type fiction
Something I really relish owning: "A Type Detective Story" by Matthew Woolman. It's a fun typographic crime/mystery of sorts, but also highly educational, and superbly produced.1
