Nick Shinn
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Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
Yes, master glyphs. A “master” is something that is used as a fixed rendering to interpolate from. For instance, in my Beaufort variable, I have two master glyphs for the Regular weight of A, one wit… (View Post)0 -
Re: What is expected of style linking for variable fonts?
It doesn’t matter what people expect, they don’t deserve faux! Never mind OpenType and Variable fonts, surely ordinary typographers should be able to get proper bold and italic. If the great software… (View Post)0 -
Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
Those alternate glyphs are masters. The “weak zones” I refer to occur when neither the flat nor the pointed top are particularly appropriate. For Futura, between Regular and Heavy. (I don’t know how … (View Post)2 -
Re: Overload by typefaces
To be specific as to how new technology can create emergent possibilities, consider the pseudo-random effect. First, about 20 years ago, Robert Slimbach, while working at Adobe, was able to utilize h… (View Post)5 -
Re: Bring back the Off Topic reaction
As a proud and inveterate off-topicker, I look forward to building up my off-topic count. If the OP doesn‘t like that, OK, but why lower my social credit with a totalitarian penalty? Why are we so ke… (View Post)5
