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The Twist
Does anyone else use twists for designing glyphs with diagonals? It's something I gradually added to my font development over the years but I didn't pick it up from anyone else. It's s…2 -
Re: The lowercase "e" and the "c"!
I think the w needs some work. Type lots of words with w in them. Without measuring, make notes of which strokes feel too thick. Does it feel knock-kneed or splayed out. Is it slanting? If you'v…2 -
Re: Positioning non-spacing marks
I figure a misaligned accent over a lowercase o is visually bothersome enough to warrant using it as a measuring stick for non spacing marks. Let's say you have a caron over a lowercase a, e or …1 -
Re: Pre-digital typeface drawings question.
Sketch mode exists as a separate layer in FontLab. When you're finished manipulating it, you can have it render back to standard bezier curves. I've used it for tricky ultralights where I n…1 -
Re: Pre-digital typeface drawings question.
I don't sketch anything at all other than planning the goal of the design. Once I start, I don't refer to those sketches, especially since they're often drawn with my finger on my show…2
