There's a "What are you
In reply to Photography: There's a "What are you listening to topic", and as far as I know, you can't listen to type. Is this not the sort of "off topic" section wherein "everything goes"? Maybe not I...
View ArticleIt has been a while since I
In reply to Garvis Serif: It has been a while since I last updated this. I've since been fairly busy and haven't had the time to really work on Garvis as much as I would have liked. There is a new PDF...
View ArticleI forgot that awhile back I
In reply to What are you reading?: I forgot that awhile back I bookmarked a link to a few Elizabethan sonnet cycles on Project Gutenberg's site, so right now I'm reading Idea by Michael Drayton.
View ArticleRepitch - Irradial. Love it,
In reply to What are you listening to?: Repitch - Irradial. Love it, love it, love it.
View ArticleThe open office Polish
In reply to Question for Polish speakers: help with ligatures: The open office Polish spelling dictionary does not contain the sequence lł (I searched with grep -i) in its 280963 lines.
View Article> He's definitely got style
In reply to Darth Vader: > He's definitely got style and good taste I don't associate those qualities with Darth Vader. Well, maybe you could use style in the sense of being a colorful character, in...
View ArticleWhen I was a young lad, I
In reply to The Death of Serif Fonts: When I was a young lad, I thought that serifs were needless embellishments, and that they were old-fashioned, and we should move to sans-serif typefaces. I...
View ArticleI don't make the rules - so
In reply to Photography: I don't make the rules - so that's just my take on it. hhp
View ArticlePlease use the Edit link to
In reply to Can you tell me what font this is?: Please use the Edit link to move the thread to the Type ID Board, and make sure to show a sample.
View ArticleI agree JamesM. Megapixels
In reply to Photography: I agree JamesM. Megapixels definitely aren't everything, but megapixels weren't the only real issue. It was just the quality in general (I know the sensor plays a huge part in...
View Article> Knowing how “something is
In reply to Technical knowledge for type design. Is it required?: > Knowing how “something is done” will produce a workmanlike product; whether or not the effort inspires others is quite a different...
View ArticleIf you are capable of
In reply to Technical knowledge for type design. Is it required?: If you are capable of designing a great looking font, consisting of just outlines in — say Illustrator — I’m convinced it will be taken...
View ArticleCR: "...would you charge less
In reply to Print v Screen Typography: CR: "...would you charge less for the typeface because it took less time to complete?" Custom font yes, retail font no.
View ArticleWhatever it is, the sample
In reply to New Enterprises san-serif font: Whatever it is, the sample has been manually extended quite a bit...
View ArticleI suppose he found the font
In reply to Fibrphos: I suppose he found the font and removed the attachment and the link from the first message. It was an ITC Garamond Bold, with the first 5 letters slanted... Edit - See the sample...
View ArticleMy thoughts as of last year:
In reply to New type taxonomy: My thoughts as of last year: http://kupferschrift.de/cms/2012/03/on-classifications/
View Articleit must be Beware by Dale
In reply to New Enterprises san-serif font: it must be Beware by Dale Harris (Utopia) - http://www.studioink.com.au/
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