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Re: Neutral Typeface Ideas?
I remember joking with Bruno Maag that in client briefs ‘neutral’ was always a codeword for an Helvetica clone, while ‘clean’ was a codeword for a Frutiger clone. @"Dave Crossland" None of …3 -
Re: A handwritten, script font for the Greek alphabet
Microsoft’s Segoe Script and Segoe Print fonts are both really good in this respect. The Greek design was advised by Gerry Leonidas to accurately reflect modern Greek handwriting.2 -
Re: Draw & Digitize Workshop
Depending how curves are configured and how existing points are placed, algorithmically adding extrema points can cause kinks or other problems. Much better for the human font maker to take control o…3 -
Re: Draw & Digitize Workshop
Which rasterisers? :) I would be cautious about TrueType renderers calculating bounding boxes and sidebearing distances when extrema lack on-curve points. As recently as the ISO OFF meeting last mont…2 -
Re: Just curious... do you enjoy drawing the thin or black masters more?
I’m going to say neither. I most enjoy designing whatever I think is going to be most useful, which is generally the middle-range weights. I can see the attraction of the fad for pushing every type d…6
