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Re: Vertical metrics strategy for optical sizes
I think 2 is a more correct thing to do. Option 1 sort of changes the em in UPM and then the user will have to compensate that by using a smaller font size or taller line spacing and option 2 already…3 -
Re: A collaborative typefaces developed with students
It’s definitely a nice type overall, but modular fonts are a way to pretend like learning type without actually learning type: there’s no need for no anatomy, optical compensations, proportions, unde…1 -
Re: Where do I find which glyphs are required for a given language?
The question is what the whole thing is all about — a practical database for type designers or a database of all languages on the planet? Rarely used languages are not worth adding in the first place…1 -
Re: Display Serif w/ tall letters
I agree, too early for kerning. For letters with diagonal strokes, such as A V W etc, there’s a spacing benefit in making outer serifs shorter to allow the letters getting closer. I think the S can g…1 -
Re: Anyone up for a Game of Hypotheticals?
Let me disagree here. People will need new fonts as long as new companies keep getting formed and existing ones keep doing rebrandings. It seems like there are gazillions of fonts, but once you star…3
