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Re: Multiple contextual alternates in sequence, based on proximity?
Hudson’s term is dynamic ligaturing, IIRC. Contextual alternates don’t necessarily join into one fixed entity, although some would say ligatures don’t have to, but what makes dynamic ligatures distin…1 -
The best way to reproduce old printed specimens
As a collector of books about typography, nothing pisses me off more than halftone reproductions of type. I recently paid $100 for a book, purchased online, which turned out to be full of halftone re…1 -
Re: Sloping math symbols in italic faces, is it normal?
I’ve always italicized them in italic fonts. They look silly otherwise in text that is predominantly italic. Now that math symbols are included in basic encoding, there’s no need to have them indepen…7 -
Re: Passing the Torch
Nicely done, Stephen.2 -
Re: Ink Bleed Simulation - Worth it?
Handsome Rough simulates ballpoint bleed on uncoated paper, at around 14 pt. size. I made it by applying an Illustrator filter to the basic Handsome. Not much use as a font, it transpires, but WTF.1
