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Re: How do you teach type design?
Rotation of the tool occurs in many kinds of calligraphy, either between strokes or within strokes, varying the patterns of thick and thin stroke modulation. There is no ‘rule’ that says the angle of…1 -
Re: How do you teach type design?
I would say what matters in the differentiation of И/N and Я/R (and in many styles К/K, the Cyrillic letter in a three-way relationship with Ж and Я) is ductus, i.e. the construction of the letter in…2 -
Re: How do you teach type design?
I’m sort of with Chris on this, while at the same time I think it is important to understand the development of a writing system as involving structures and dynamics derived from tools. In this, I do…4 -
Re: How do you teach type design?
I wouldn’t classify my proposed approach as ‘theory before practice’. There would be lots of practice, but it would be in the form of rapid exploration exercises rather than sitting down to design a …3 -
Re: Critique Request for Gothic Gumdrop (100% AI-generated submission to Google Fonts)
I would consider Gothic Tuscan Pointed a kind of faux-blackletter, and don’t think the appelation gothic in that context refers to sans-serif. While the shapes of the letters do not follow the ductus…2
