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Re: Variable fonts, axes values
Say you have a font with two axes, both offering 10 steps. That’s already 10 × 10 = 100 instances. 100 instances are probably more than anyone would regularly check for quality issues, so I don’t th…1 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
But now font users have to memorize 12 is Regular and 6 is Thin in one font, but in a different font that uses a different step size, 3 is Regular and 1 is Thin. And if you use multiple apps, some su…3 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
I feel like this discussion is too fixated on the slider interface. A font only offering 300 and 350 axis values but restricting anything in between by specifying a step size for that axis might make…3 -
Re: Variable fonts, axes values
8-bit color is not sufficient. All you need is a gradient or a dark area and you will immediately start to see “stair step” artifacts. Also, 0–255 for each RGB component does fully cover 16.777.216 …2 -
Re: Type design hot takes
(T_T) is the face I make seeing this.4