As far as I know Helvetica Neue is still one of the top sellers on Myfonts, FontShop, etc. so Monotype are simply meeting a demand. If designers are insistent on using Helvetica in text and small siz… (View Post)
Interestingly I saw that for Univers Next they chose to round off the flat sides in all the condensed widths. The idea was that it was more consistent across the family, but to me it doesn't quite fe… (View Post)
So it seems well established that a key part of being able to design type is the ability to see type; that is, to see all the optical illusions and being able to judge colour, optical spacing etc. Bu… (View Post)
I read that when Univers was first released the strokes in the regular weight across widths were identical, Frutiger saying it was more a "matter of logic than harmony". Another question th… (View Post)
@"Hrant H. Papazian" @"Simon Dunford" Thanks for your input— I agree, the market seems saturated with this kind of thing, I’m not so focused making this a commercial typeface, I’m… (View Post)