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Re: Where to look for type design/editing opportunities, in a general sense?
I think the problem has a big wrinkle that it is a moving target. That is, best practices for font engineering keep on changing. What you need to worry about depends on which problems are automated …2 -
Re: Where to look for type design/editing opportunities, in a general sense?
Yes, there are such jobs. But there are a lot more such jobs, the more technical you are alongside the drawing skills. Although programming is ideal, a highly technical non-programmer is still well-r…2 -
Re: What does the OpenType font "Open" mean?
What is funny is that of course it was originally still proprietary in the sense of privately controlled (not by an open consortium) by Microsoft and (as an arguably slightly junior partner) Adobe. O…6 -
Re: What is the proper name to give to each Weight? — TyMS WEIGHTS (#TW) THESIS.
First, I agree that the number could be more useful than words in terms of distinguishing members of a large family. That said... 1) The weightclass numbers are familiar to web designers and type de…3 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
The 1912 ATF specimen book has a 30 point X. Like the 18 point version you show, it fails to compensate for the optical illusion that the thin diagonal crossing over is offset inwards. Drop me an ema…1
