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Re: The business of a type foundry and font licensing
Also: drop me a private note and I can give you contact information for some people. My article in CA is about some aspects of how the industry has changed in the past decade, and outlook for the nea…1 -
Re: First Font - Thoughts/advice needed
This tutorial of mine was in good old FontLab Studio 5, but the guidance is fairly universal, doesn’t matter what your font editor is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR-CG5eB3nQ It might help a bit.…2 -
Re: First Font - Thoughts/advice needed
Yes, the overall style is not unique. But that’s OK! It is your first typeface, and it is mostly a learning experience. I think the most important thing is to spend some more time on the craft of typ…2 -
Re: Purchasing old type-specimens
I bought a page from the 1400s set in original Jenson on eBay for $70 maybe 5-10 years ago. Not originally printed as a type specimen per se, but lovely to have for a typophile nonetheless.3 -
Surveying people in the font biz on money in type design
I wanted to hear from practicing type designers and other folks working in type professionally, on what they think has happened with money in type. I had a few questions: https://www.surveymonkey.com…5
