Thomas Phinney
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Re: Do you always start over a new font from scratch?
@"Alex Visi" It’s not a difference in the term (time period) of the license per se, but in the term of exclusivity. Lifetime license either way, usually. It depends on who the client is, an… (View Post)1 -
Re: The Six Basic Typefaces of Massimo Vignelli
Even with Vignelli’s list as given, my first question is… WHICH Garamond and which Bodoni? Also, I would put a humanist sans serif (e.g. Myriad) on the list and drop one of the non-Garamond serif fac… (View Post)2 -
Re: Interpolation - Smooth to Sharp Transition
If you have a real curve, in a non-variable font, and one handle is retracted onto the on-curve point, that is usually just sloppy. In variable fonts, there are cases where such constructions are not… (View Post)2 -
Re: Inconsistent overshoots?
Your top-of-serif won’t get its overshoot controlled. That means it will not get rounded down to the x-height at any particular size, and may sometimes visible float above the x-height—especially at … (View Post)2 -
Re: Inconsistent overshoots?
Absolutely, overshoot can be expected to vary between glyphs, when different shapes are involved. Flatter/wider elements need less overshoot, pointier/smaller bits need more. The old terminology from… (View Post)4
