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Re: Quality of webfonts, esp. on Windows
Windows has like three or four different rendering modes, depending on your OS version and which API the app uses. These days the great majority of Windows apps are getting DirectWrite rendering (som…2 -
Re: Create metric-equivalent font
If metrics were protected IP, I would be curious to understand how the font-fauxing behavior of Acrobat (used when fonts are not embedded) was not legally problematic. Among other things.6 -
Re: PSA: A guide on how to draw a proper capital Eszett (ẞ)
Venetian oldstyle typefaces are inspired by Jenson’s early roman type of the 1470s. The key defining characteristic of Venetian oldstyle vs later Aldine is the e having a slanted crossbar. It may (bu…1 -
Re: Is this a scam?
Short version: If it is a retail product, unless your EULA is very unusual, you are not an independent contractor, and there isn’t a legal requirement for a W-9. Otherwise, every customer licensing $…1 -
Re: How much bigger do you like to make your x-height for Bold?
Robert Slimbach made the caps smaller in the bolder weights instead of increasing their x-height. At least, that was his practice in the early oughts when I was getting feedback on Hypatia Sans (whic…6
