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Re: iOS vs Windows Line Height Issue
Fonts contain multiple sets of vertical metrics, which are used by and interpreted differently on different platforms. Even when you set all the vertical metrics to be compatible, the different inter…6 -
Re: Help a researcher out: some questions related to Arabic typography
The new Noto Sans Arabic is in that category: the structure of the letters is informed by traditional naskh shapes and proportions, but with low-contrast strokes. The Arabic that I designed for Segoe…1 -
Re: Naming the Widest Width
I've taken to using Narrow and Wide for width variation: ExtraNarrow Narrow * Wide ExtraWide I think these names are more intuitive for users than Condensed/Extended, and are also shorter, which…7 -
Re: Call for design suggestions: Anglicana W
Given the complexity of the double bowl on the right, I would expect this letter to be somewhat wider than the w. But I would also be willing to forego the serif on the middle diagonal. If the ductus…2 -
Re: Call for design suggestions: Anglicana W
In terms of contrast with W/w, that seems to me very much a style-specific, and is the sort of issue we already face with some extended Latin and IPA characters that, in an italic font, might be easi…2
