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New Letterhead Fonts antipiracy font lockdown scheme

... I use, who still won't get Quark 7, doesn't do Open Type - so to hand my work over to a professional - would be difficult. Would ... you to do what you want instead of making up your own rules! Also, in reaction to Also, in reaction to BigLeague, you do not ...

Forum topic - zebrasystem - 8 Jan 2007 - 5:52pm - 245 comments - 0 attachments

(x) Ikea logo - custom designed {David H}

... has some similarities. Thanxxx Thanxxx (Type ID Board) ...

Forum topic - Kory Klem - 11 Jun 2006 - 2:49am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

What are you listening to?

... Two other sites worth visiting include ... Underworld in the same session. If that's your type of music, run out and get Winter Chill ... them on a guitar? And is there a reason for choosing one type of bow over another, or is it just a matter of taste? Current ...

Forum topic - Joe Pemberton - 5 Sep 2007 - 9:54pm - 712 comments - 0 attachments

Spiro 0.01 release

... to get full control of Beziers, and unfortunately too many type designers can't separate their design choices from their digital ... intimately why rasterization is a major concern in imaging type, but I do think, as Christian says, this kind of thing should not have the ...

Forum topic - raph - 9 May 2007 - 7:19am - 142 comments - 0 attachments

Typeface classification

... read an interesting piece last week on different views on type categories. Especially when it comes to Humanists and sans serifs. ... I think creating any kind of taxonomic tree for type is a heroic and ultimately futile task. Likewise, categorizing type ...

Forum topic - marc - 14 Mar 2005 - 8:01am - 44 comments - 0 attachments

Famous Quotes from Type Designers

... Typophiles, what are your favorite quotes from famous type designers. Can't tell you why, it is a surprise. However, we could also ... to feel uneasy." -- Alessio Leonardi ChrisL A type of revolutionary A type of revolutionary novelty may be extremely ...

Forum topic - Miss Tiffany - 5 Jul 2005 - 3:47pm - 142 comments - 0 attachments

Opentype features take a vacation with one font using FL5 Mac

... file on your Mac OS X Desktop, you will probably need to type in cd Desktop/fontTools . Then, type in, on Mac OS X: sudo python setup.py install or on ...

Forum topic - dezcom - 13 Nov 2006 - 12:37pm - 74 comments - 0 attachments

Uppercase germandbls is coming to Unicode

... Some German type designers posted some of their design proposals for an uppercase ß at: ... If Unicode really decides to encode uppercase ß, type designers should imagine what the uppercase ß would have looked from the ... "ß". I believe that it should be an exciting task for type designers now to come up with a new form. In my opinion, this issue is ...

Forum topic - twardoch - 9 May 2007 - 6:06pm - 296 comments - 0 attachments

typeface tango: how to decide who can/should dance with whom

... books, manuals, etc. and see how others combine different type. I keep a note pad at all times with me when I'm out and about. ... raring to go. The Font Shop virtual newletters combine type nicely too. http://www.fontshop.com/fontfeed/ browse all the ...

Forum topic - TypophileGirl - 5 Mar 2007 - 7:53pm - 35 comments - 0 attachments

German government, stop stealing sheep please!!!

... letterspacing would affect the overall colour of a type setting less than emboldening? >doesn't gill recommend l ... early Danish editions of Kierkegaard were set in fraktur type, so the metaphor worked because letterspacing was the method used for ...

Forum topic - twardoch - 31 May 2004 - 5:11pm - 19 comments - 0 attachments