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How did you used to do interpolations without middle masters?
Not that long ago, before Glyphs, FontLab only allowed two masters per axis. For example, if you had a weight range between thin and black, you couldn't put a medium master in the middle. Rather…2 -
Re: Redraw vs adjusting font (which is faster/easier?)
I think it depends on the skill gap from when you initially created the typeface. I've had some designs where a full reconstruction was the only practical course. In cases where the original typ…7 -
Re: A New Type.lol - A type foundry index—and more!
No, I didn't use playwright, I was using Quickstatements. There are structural fragilities to say the least. Cryptic failures, opaque limbo, and from my guess, a thin wrapper over a brittle back…1 -
Re: A New Type.lol - A type foundry index—and more!
@MarkJohnson I mentioned earlier that automation doesn’t really work for Wikidata, though to be fair that might just have been my experience. I spent about a week trying different approaches to autom…2 -
Re: A New Type.lol - A type foundry index—and more!
If you’re looking for a reasonably central place to set the record straight about your fonts, Wikidata is worth considering. Projects like Type.lol can pull structured data from there and incorporate…5
