As you say you are a visual learner, try Cheng’s book. Lots of examples and comparisons. I learned many things there. If possible, go for the second edition (white cover), but the first one is very g… (View Post)
Hi. I am a Glyphs user approximately since 2016 but one year ago, when I was looking for a type design software for my Domestika course (sorry for the self-promotion!), I decided to use Fontself beca… (View Post)
It is hard to tell if we don’t define “better” first. Linotype Helvetica has more weights, so in that aspect is “better” than Akzidenz, but I like more some details of individual letters in the Regul… (View Post)
Definitely I’d go for slightly bigger overshoots, above and below the x-height. Look at “rincomincia”: the first three letters (“rin”), as they have serifs, settle a precedent about where is the base… (View Post)
I’d go for a double-storey “æ”, just like in this Futura Oblique, even if it has a single-storey “a”. It looks more clear to me. Alternative: add a stem, like Avant Garde.[I am aware that my examples… (View Post)