-
Re: Information Theoretic View of Font Design
By “width” do you mean advance width?1 -
Re: Ignoring Extremum in Flared Serif?
On that V in particular, those two potential inner extrema points are very unlikely to get used in hinting. They are not part of some standardized distance you would want to control. They could get r…5 -
Re: Transforming Typeface Design: Moving Beyond Gutenberg and Roman Traditions
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/develop/word-recognition The bouma theory is basically bullshit. Parallel letterwise recognition is the primary factor in reading words. There is a vast …2 -
Re: What kind of impact did digital/social media have on fonts?
Nick, I completely agree with the general thrust of your discussion, but I would suggest that almost all your references to “free fonts” should be to “bundled fonts,” which are not exactly free in ei…1 -
Re: ChatGPT 4o has much better type design and typography output
Jevon’s Paradox says the opposite of what you seem to be thinking. It is an observation that when when we increase the efficiency with which we use a resource, we may well, in some cases, use more o…2
