Daniel Benjamin Miller
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Re: Free fonts are good→free fonts are bad
Indeed, it's hard to deal with. Of course, many fonts embed a mention of the Open Font License in the metadata — but I imagine few non-fontheads are looking at that (so if you got it from f… (View Post)1 -
Re: Free fonts are good→free fonts are bad
There are some great libre* fonts out there, and there is good work being done on libre fonts. There are fewer and fewer "freeware" fonts (i.e., personal use fonts of seemingly obscure orig… (View Post)3 -
Re: Type design hot takes
* I find f-ligatures distracting when I'm reading. I can see how useful they are but when I'm reading, they often trip me up and I prefer a natural fi or fl gap in most cases. On th… (View Post)2 -
Re: Ethics and legality of tracing handwriting
As I understand, this is perfectly legal in the United States. I believe (and don't quote me) that it should be OK in the UK as well. Ethically speaking, in my opinion, there is nothing objectionable… (View Post)2 -
Re: Hoefler&Co sold to Monotype
It's right in the name: Mono-type! The plan is clear.In all seriousness, we are fast approaching a world in which Monotype controls the terms of the vast majority of commercial fonts (and with that t… (View Post)2
