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Re: Michelangelus typeface from the Vatican
@"Dan Reynolds" Literacy is a continuum of skills, not a single measured achievement. In the context of scripture reading, regularly repeated prayers, etc., there is a often an element of m…1 -
Re: How does a typeface "sparkle"?
I almost always read foundry promotional text — including our own — as evidence of how difficult it is to describe a type design. Used in that context, I assume ‘sparkling’ in the sense of champagne,…6 -
Re: How does a typeface "sparkle"?
There might be a few different things implied by this. Sometimes when people talk about a typeface ‘sparkling’ or ‘dazzling’ what they are actually referring to is phenomena in perception of text, wh…5 -
Re: Positioning of sups, subs, ordn and sinf
On principle, I always consider numerators and deonominators as completely distinct entities unrelated to superiors and inferiors, because these classes of forms are used for entirely different purpo…2 -
Re: Fractions
Vertically stacked fractions really need tabular numerals, not only to look good but also for technical reasons. It’s really, really difficult to calculate line length and offsets for irregular lengt…4
