-
Re: A hypothetical generative tool utilizing nested multiple masters.
I suspect one could get a long way towards what you describe using smart components in Glyphs. These are nested components with their own variable design space that are used in composites that also h…1 -
Re: Which typeface is better: Helvetica or Akzidenz Grotesk?
Which Helvetica? The Linotype/Adobe digital version inherited unitised widths, which meant that its sidebearings were wildly inconsistent. It also used the PS Type 1 slant function to produce the ‘It…5 -
Re: Is it lawful for me to edit existing fonts?
The Open Font License does have a provision for a ‘reserved name’, but I think Google Fonts’ policy is not to require that and, as I recall, prefer to publish fonts that do not use the reserved name.…1 -
Re: Is it lawful for me to edit existing fonts?
Further to what James and Olexa said: Some font foundry licenses permit modifications to fonts, and some do not. There is no general rule, and since you may obtain and use fonts under multiple licens…2 -
Re: Projects Google Fonts ought to fund in 2023?
I don’t think RoyalT itself was cross-platform, and as I recall the first generation of Windows TrueType fonts were made on Macs (by four Monotype staff sent to work at Redmond). VTT was based on a p…3
