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Re: Naming typefaces... personal preferences?
I try to avoid common words. Invented or rare words are better. The existence of internet search has influence my opinions on this. Shorter is better, especially when a family has lots of styles, bec…9 -
Re: Angled quotesingle and quotedbl
As @"John Hudson" said, it goes back to the typewriter. But the link between typewriters and modern computers is the teletype keyboard, which led to typewriter quotes becoming part of ASCII.2 -
Re: Determine whether a font file is OpenType format or TrueType format
Technically, a TTF font can have the .otf extension if it has GSUB/GPOS tables. I can't remember why at the moment, but few do in practice.2 -
Re: Historical background of De Vinne, Howland and other related late 19th century american typefaces
Perhaps because it was at one time so popular in the U.S. If you look at printed media from the decades around 1900, it was everywhere. So, it becomes "american" by association.3 -
Re: Adobe announces end of support for “PostScript” Type 1 fonts
To quote myself earlier: Well, they are. I just opened a document containing Type 1 fonts in InDesign and got this warning: Users may still be angry, but at least they won't be surprised when support…4
