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Re: Variable fonts, axes values
This is the design space of one of my current projects. The nature of the design and of the variations mean I am able to avoid any intermediate or corner masters, so almost the entirety of the three-…3 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
Absolutely! And her 2018 Alphabettes article is still one of the freshest pieces of thinking about possible ways to present multi-axis design spaces to users. The spider’s web visualisation is a grea…3 -
Re: Type design hot takes
The full page reproductions in the Scholderer book include the background page, and collotype handles it very well. If the background is applied after the fact, then printing it in a spot colour is t…2 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
It seems to me we’re still talking about problems of interaction with design spaces, not problems of design spaces.2 -
Re: Metric and em size
A modest overshoot of the em is usually okay, and typically at least some parts of a glyph set of a digital font—accent marks on caps or above ascenders, usually—will exceed the em height. What may h…2
