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Re: Strategies for drawing a variable sans with weight, width, and preferably slant axes
That setup is hell on earth but possible. I doubt you’ll get nice forms across the whole alphabet without normal width masters for each weight/slant (would love to see if you’ll find a trick to get a…1 -
Re: How long does it takes for you to finish a typeface?
If there’s nothing original in the typeface (say another faceless neo-grotesque), it can be done pretty quickly, perhaps a couple of weeks or less (assuming the production quality is average for a re…2 -
Re: How to be productive drawing type?
I separate design and production (things which don’t involve any new decisions), and try to stay away from production for as long as possible. The reason is simple — as you add stuff, things you have…4 -
Re: Which is the most effective naming convention for optical sizes?
Reminds me of the traditional naming system. Perhaps, I would expect something like Text S, Text M, Text L / Text Small, Text, Text Large to be precise enough to refer to typical text sizes about 8–…1 -
Re: The Silcrow is currently my nemesis
Maybe show what you draw so people can see what the problem is? I usually get pretty good results by stacking two lowercase s’es, sometimes even with very minor adjustments.2
