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Re: PSA: A guide on how to draw a proper capital Eszett (ẞ)
Tim and Christian—this is perhaps why I have usually gravitated towards the “Orangeville” style (flat and curved top), a compromise between your differing opinions.1 -
Re: Why so many coding typefaces with large x-height?
I don’t think so. Large gaps around “i” and tightness around “m” are unavoidable. However, as i, l and t are such common letters compared to m and w, there is always more gappyness in monowidth text …1 -
Re: Contextual alternates in latin sans-serif
I’m post-ironic. One never knows whether one’s silly ideas will amount to anything, or where they will lead, until one tries them out. Thank you for “taking the ball and running with it”!2 -
Re: Rules while designing Italics
In recent work, I discovered that the italic angle of the lower case of my Scotch Modern (a facsimile revival of a mid-19th century design) was the same as the angle of the right-leaning diagonals of…8 -
Re: Type Network's new CEO
It doesn’t matter whether the distribution platform is owned by type designers, because they may sell it anyway. If you don’t want your font business to end up in a distribution channel owned by Mono…7
