Typefesse gives a whole new meaning to type anatomy. Defying logic or reason, each letter manages to squeeze in a contorted foot, leg, and buttock or two while maintaining a surprising level of readability. Given the year the world has endured, we all deserve more moments of coll … | Continue reading
I love typography, but I love the web even more. So when news broke of OpenType 1.8 and the type community erupted with excitement, I immediately tried to figure out what variable fonts would mean for web developers. Quick wins John Hudson neatly summarized the most obvious advan … | Continue reading
Further, designers don't have to carefully hint the metrics to get good spacing.Both refinements are welcome improvements, but at heart the technology is still much the same as shipped with XP.The new fonts also make strong use of OpenType features such as contextual ligatures, a … | Continue reading
The United States has the dubious distinction of offering no copyright protection for the design of typefaces — at least not in their visual form.1 With the advent of digital fonts, type manufacturers found a way to protect their intellectual property by submitting typefaces for … | Continue reading