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Re: Plex; IBM's new font identity model
Sorry to derail this thread but Comic Sans absolutely suited to comic balloons if said comics are rad. A certain generation got uptight about its overuse a decade and a half ago but it's cutting edge…2 -
Re: Fonts in the Wild
Disclaimer: I don't know what the hell I'm talking about. Feel free to tell me why this wouldn't be effective. I think it might be possible to do a cipher subset when serving web fonts on a font dist…1 -
Re: Ultra-compressed flat-siders
Visually, I think there's something pleasant that happens—a charming pattern barcode-like tone that you don't get with curved sides. In regular width that tone might impede readability but with ultra…1 -
Re: Ultra-compressed flat-siders
@"Thomas Phinney" I'm sure that's the main reason they're not as common. It's not just a matter of flattening the sides. It's all new spacing, kerning and overshoots. Kind of a pain. The ch…1 -
Re: Ultra-compressed flat-siders
I think a variation like Instant is uncommon but maybe I haven't been paying attention. Is it a trend? I remember seeing old magazine ads when I was a kid where they'd use News Gothic for regular and…1
