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Re: Scarbo — an attempt at a text face
Which is why I tend to lower the horizontal strokes in /f/t/z in the light weights: Without this correction, I could well imagine that the prominence of /z in Polish would raise the overall perceived…1 -
Re: Scarbo — an attempt at a text face
Nice job! I find the figures particularly clean and striking — hard to believe you’re not happy with them! Only the /3 looks a bit unbalanced to me. I’m a fan of generous flags on /f, so I’m glad you…1 -
Re: Eau de Garamond — a sans distilled from the essence of Garamond
Yeah, I'm not going for a space-saving typeface; rather, I want Ysabeau to retain the generous stride that makes Garamond so pleasant to read. Of course, this sort of reasoning breaks down when …1 -
Re: Having a custom font created for a youth-focused Anti-Bullying Charity
Sounds like a great cause, but is a custom font really going to make a measurable contribution to the success of the campaign? If you're going to ask for pro bono design work, I'd say a red…11 -
Re: How extreme do you make your light and bold masters
I tried to cover the entire weight spectrum of a sans with only 2.5 masters (Hairline, Bold, and bracket layers for controlling optical compensations where necessary) for my Quinoa and Eau de Garamon…6
