Nick Shinn
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Re: lcaron and dcaron
I would suggest plenty of sidebearing, so that in a word like Veľká, the accent looks closer to its letter than the next. For the same reason, be wary of kerning with x-height letters, in words such … (View Post)5 -
Re: Designing slash glyphs in heavy weights
Don’t rely on theory, precedent, and “general” practice. Experiment with sample settings in the relevant languages, and see how different options affect the “colour” (smoothness) of text in your desi… (View Post)6 -
Re: Legible type design literature/scolars
My scholarly 10¢: There are no ‘optimal’ letter shapes, any more than there are optimal notes or optimal instruments in music. It’s how the elements are put together that’s critical, and this is a ma… (View Post)3 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
If the Universal Sans system offered rectangular tittles, could it make Univers? (View Post)0 -
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
