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Re: What are 'true italics'?
English is the odd one out among the other European languages… English is not really a European language. That’s why it doesn’t have those funny little marks over a lot of the letters.2 -
Re: Learning a Manifold of Fonts
There is a lot of “stylistic” choice (curation) involved in constructing such devices, in deciding where to place the sources on a simple two-axis grid, bearing in mind that PANOSE has way more than …3 -
Re: Fonts in use - what annoys you?
Optical (faux) kerning. I’m like “Oh dear, the spacing is terrible, I suck”—until I realize my beautiful typeface has been violated. But then I become philosophical and appreciate that they have (hop…7 -
Re: Does that “y” exist?
Well yeah, but it needs a bum-shaped “w” to keep it company.4 -
Re: The beginning of the end
If something can only be acquired by paying for it, people will pay. Discriminating typographers appreciate the subtle differences between typefaces. Ergo, there will always be a market for original …2
