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Re: Create metric-equivalent font
Dalton Maag seems to be putting out an entire collection of metric-compatible fonts. Artistically, I don't like this because metrics are an essential aspect of a font. Legally, I wonder whether there…2 -
Re: Blatant rip-off: a story
Yeah you may be onto something with that last remark. To my shock, the designer* who used Xillian and then told me about it was entirely unconvinced by my comparison images (the ones I show above), …1 -
Re: Blatant rip-off: a story
Mac aesthetics have become mainstream, but the typeface on this keyboard is Microsoft's Segoe UI ;)2 -
Re: How much bigger do you like to make your x-height for Bold?
Sure, all true, but I think of increasing the x-height primarily as a way to create a visually equal size, not a way to fit more stuff in. Bold shapes tend to appear slightly smaller because their c…2 -
Re: How much bigger do you like to make your x-height for Bold?
When you think about it, it's actually a little odd that we increase the x-height but not the cap height in bold weights. In my mind, that is because usually no caps exceed the cap height, and many s…1
