The main thing is, the original lettering would have had the “V” cut characteristic of chiseling. When traced over with some sort of power tool, it loses that and becomes just rounded. I assume one c… (View Post)
Just to clarify: - there is a specific feature called “discretionary ligatures” (code: "dlig”) - when talking about OpenType feature code, “discretionary” is used to mean features that are off b… (View Post)
A with breve and acute is often the worst in Vietnamese. One recommendation for Latin fonts is to draw/test this one character prior to finalizing your vertical metrics, even if you do not otherwise … (View Post)
The web enables video and remote training courses. But it seems to have been the pandemic that drove both students and teachers to accept these en masse, changing how much type design training is del… (View Post)
Hard for most observers to know how many have refused, because it is not the subject of press releases and publicity, and the folks involved rarely talk about it publicly. That said, at this point, m… (View Post)