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Re: New Unger book: Theory of Type Design
I think there is a theory to it in the same sense that the books of Doyald Young are a theory of lettering and wordmark design and critique and The Stroke is a theory of letterform classification. Un…2 -
Re: New Unger book: Theory of Type Design
It’s not more than an introduction to anything. Each chapter is a little essay of two or three pages, so there’s not much space to dive in with depth that experienced designers might appreciate. But …3 -
Re: New Unger book: Theory of Type Design
I finished reading it this evening. Theory of Type Design is a great introduction to thinking about typefaces and designing them. Incoming students at the various graduate and certificate programs in…4 -
Re: Breaking point for Hairline weight?
I used 5 unit hairlines for the large size of my Barteldes family. I tried to do four but that was causing some terminals to end on undesirable angles.1 -
Re: Rounded font workflow?
One easy way to figure out overshoots and the degree of rounding you want is to make a prototype font with masters for a range of values and then generate a bunch of instances to proof. As for constr…1
