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Re: AI for custom type
It is pretty clear that they can’t charge licensing for the font, nor place any non-libre restrictions on distribution of the font. But I don’t think there is a restriction on charging for software o…3 -
Re: Optical typography
We’ve been talking past each other for a lot of it, and it has taken us this far to begin to approach a common terminology and understanding of some basics.1 -
Re: Implementing OpenType calt or init with Latin script in 2024
The init, medi, fina, and isol features are now explicitly defined as implementing Unicode joining behaviour for e.g. Arabic. The earlier descriptions of these features in the OT features registry mi…3 -
Re: A new Art Deco, and the hunt for Broadway Greek/Cyrillic
I’m not familiar with Greek or Cyrillic in this specific style, but there are definitely examples of Art Deco Cyrillic lettering and typography. Look for e.g. Russian film posters of the period.2 -
Re: Serifed Schwa
Brill publish hundreds of titles with this kind of content every year. I can see raising the crossbar of the schwa, although this authorship/readership very much interpret the letterform as a rotated…5
