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Re: ATypI 2026 Sharjah – who is going?
In elections since 2004, I would venture that maybe 15% were contested at all? (That is, had more candidates than open positions.) Given that it would be perhaps one to three “excess nominees,” my ma…2 -
Re: Why are there so many new monospaced typefaces?
I don’t think you are crazy. (Though maybe the frequency illusion helps!) And yes, I think demand has increased. Programming and other coding benefits from monospaced typefaces. So the boom in both a…6 -
Re: ATypI 2026 Sharjah – who is going?
That is certainly not true. No other type conference regularly goes to different countries worldwide.3 -
Re: Would you recommend being a type designer?
I have long felt that going into type design in particular was a bit like going into acting (or fiction writing). Yes, the stars make a fine living, but the average would-be professional actor does l…8 -
Re: ATypI 2026 Sharjah – who is going?
Locally-organized conferences do not bring in nearly as many people from the rest of the world. (Plus, they are even more work for the local organizers.) Essentially, the ATypI conference connects a …6
