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Re: Adobe announces end of support for “PostScript” Type 1 fonts
Sure. But it is also an expense to continue supporting a legacy format forever. What proportion of other software that you licensed between 1985 and 2005, are you still running the same version of, …1 -
Adobe announces end of support for “PostScript” Type 1 fonts
Back when Adobe finished converting its font library to OpenType around 2003-04, I wanted to draw some kind of line in the sand, but that idea got quickly shot down from many sides. However, the day …0 -
Fontocalypse Now?
So, I wrote an article about some changes in the font biz over the past decade or more: so. https://www.commarts.com/columns/fontocalypse-now (the print article has a sidebar, which is why there is t…10 -
Re: Clients wants to own copyright/IP of a typeface
Well, you are saved from doing the work. It is a “bonus” of sort of insurance against the loss of potential future work. So I would definitely not charge as much. Maybe figure out, on average, how mu…0 -
Re: Technically correct versus practical application
Note that my suggestion of offering two separate fonts does not mean one could not also offer a single font with features. Or in the first font, it has the features, and the second is available for t…0