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Re: How to be productive drawing type?
MetricsMachine displays pairs in contexts. For example, HH<PAIR>DD<PAIR>OO. You can create as many contexts as you want. I have contexts for uppercase, lowercase, numbers, different type…1 -
Re: How to be productive drawing type?
I kern everything in MetricsMachine first, import the kerning to Glyphs (File>Import>Metrics), and then revise individual pairs in Glyphs. Don’t try to kern with words in common languages. You …1 -
Re: How to be productive drawing type?
Here’s how I work:* ho HO. Make these work to establish stems and rhythm. Proof on paper. * Design adhesion ADHESION (the MaTD prototype) or handgloves HANDGLOVES (the KABK prototype). Proof on paper…8 -
Re: Type pricing and licensing: as a tool or material?
I think that the explosion of lettering is giving lots of designers an education in how hard it is to draw letters. That helps them understand how much work it takes to design entire typefaces. And a…8 -
Re: Type pricing and licensing: as a tool or material?
I don’t see this working simply because many designers don’t want to bill fonts to clients. There are myriad designers out there who primarily use free fonts because they think that they can’t afford…2
