Nick Shinn
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Re: Ethics and Abandonware
It has a neophyte quality, which may or may not be required in any revisiting. For instance, the “wrong” \f, with its crossbar not at x-height, is typical of the work of students I’ve taught type des… (View Post)1 -
Re: which is a better format to copy paste or import into font program?
FontLab offers several EPS import options: • Keep size (1 EPS pt = 1 UPM unit) • Fit between Ascender and Descender • Fit between Ascender and Baseline. You can also create a box of standard size, pl… (View Post)4 -
Re: Ethics and Abandonware
I’ve designed several typefaces for clients who wanted something “similar to” an existing typeface. I’ll do it, as long as the typeface in question is suitably generic. The situation is usually that … (View Post)5 -
Re: Font Submissions in the 1970's
Sorry, that was then, it would be too much of a chore to revisit, I have some new ideas that interest me more, plus doing a variable version of Beaufort is my present chore. (View Post)2 -
Re: Designer style
It was a remarkable image that I came across, which intrigued and disturbed me. Topical, in respect of “cancel culture”, celebrity, and self-promotion. As I mentioned, I was getting fed up with all t… (View Post)1
