Kent Lew · Type Designer

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  • Re: Metrics for superscript letters

    I’ve never understood the reasoning for tabular width on superscript figures. I don’t really agree with Nick. It is not at all unlikely that footnote calls will run to double figures — depending upon…
  • Re: Metrics for superscript letters

    Do superscripted figures following a figure align right of a decimal tab? Craig — If I understand your question correctly: 1) Typically footnote calls in a table will be hung outside of a right-align…
  • Re: Square-ish Sans Serif

    Ray, I disagree. I believe the ® should be superscripted. It indicates registered trademark, not copyright, and so is equivalent to ™. The © is generally used in-line as part of a copyright statement…
  • Re: Centered with Fontlab

    If you select a component in a composite glyph, then use control-click [Mac] to get a contextual menu, you’ll see a Center command, which will center the component horizontally on the advance width. …
  • Re: Good words for sketching letters

    I don’t generally use full words for sketching, per se; but my preferred string for comparing & evaluating progress is Hamburgefontsplivdy. Once, when I was seeking more real-world alternatives, …
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