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Re: Why don't we hear about more use of variable fonts on the Web?
IMHO variable fonts failed to find a market because the big four failed to make the right use cases. They promoted two use cases that don’t resonate with most designers. The first use case was bandwi…1 -
Re: Capital Spacing
I don’t implement CPSP because I don’t think that most users know how to use CPSP and might be confused when activating it unintentionally. This is really a UI/UX issue—software tends to only activat…2 -
Re: How to submit fonts to Google or Adobe
IIRC I hooked up with Adobe by sending a message to the contact form on the web site. For Google fonts hit up @"Dave Crossland" on Twitter or here.2 -
Re: Overload by typefaces
I feel that there is still a huge amount of room left for new typefaces. For example, there’s a fun trend now in wildly original neo-art nouveau typefaces. Sure they have legibility issues so many of…4 -
Re: Why are italics lighter than their upright counterparts?
Two reasons. Italic stems, being angled, have to be drawn slightly lighter or they look too dark. But they're often drawn to produce a lighter color than a roman so that they stand out when used as a…4
