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Re: Ultramodernity & Hypermodernity in Typeface Design
Historical taxonomy (“genotype”) is not much use for identifying type style unless one is referencing a particular design movement to which a typeface belonged. Theo Ballmer’s lettering of 1928 would…3 -
Re: Books/methods for learning calligraphy
I recommend also taking a course, in the real world. That way your teacher can look at your work and tell you what you’re doing wrong, and how to remedy that, and where improvements can be made. Call…5 -
Kerning styles demonstrated
Nick Sherman’s brilliant implementation of the variable format to kerning, in his new Franklin, features kerning axes that represent two different paradigms. That the end-user may now vary the style …3 -
Re: TypeFacet Autokern
I could certainly have used a kerning application to space Softmachine, in which the closest proximity between every glyph combination is equalized. So I don’t deny that a kerning tool might be creat…1 -
Re: Digital strategy for "luxury" fonts
KP said: Not a valid comparison, unless I position the foundry as a luxury brand of expensive fonts, and also sell, say, chewing gum. On the other hand, I suppose you could say that the luxury produc…4
