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Re: Eth and Thorn - historical forms
Nothing wrong with that. But if you're designing a typeface, the first thing you do need to know is what the letters of the alphabet look like. What makes an A, a B, a C, and so on. That's inferred …2 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
No. But if that someone somewhere was right, then possibly there might be a case. At present, I have to admit I'm not connecting to Hrant's argument that this threatens "the power of type"…1 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Don't worry, I think co-opting IBM's font identity is the last thing any "budding rival of IBM" that wanted to establish any sort of credibility would want to do. I will definitely admit t…2 -
Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Oh, I agree. That's why I found this an unusual announcement. Which is also partly why I didn't think of the Google font in connection with this, as that was for interfaces, not documentation and ad…1 -
Re: Dutch IJ with dots
Yes, they can. The Chinese writing system is not as complex as is popularly believed by outsiders. A native speaker of Chinese - particularly the Mandarin dialect, but this is true of other Sinitic …2
