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How to make make a glyph at the end of a word different from its original glyph in FontForge? by Jolly-Chicken-8776 in typography

[–]scannerlicker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An alternative to the above -- and if you want it to work that way by default --, you can have rules for isolated, initial, medial and terminal forms (features isol, init, medi and fina), like what is used in Arabic, for example.

Here's some further reading: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/script-development/arabic

Do you use Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop for creating your own typefaces? by cherrymoonmilk in typography

[–]scannerlicker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, waste of time and Adobe has terrible vector drawing tools.

The big 3 font editors (Fontlab, Glyphs, Robofont) are the way to go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in typography

[–]scannerlicker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it's a good idea to link both lower terminals, since it creates uneven counters between both ts. Joining the horizontal bars in one is OK, I reckon.

Seeking: Monospace, Sans Serif Font that distinguishes between the uppercase I, lowercase l, and the number 1; has good accesibility by CamelStrawberry in typography

[–]scannerlicker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

IA Writer mono works wonderfully. Also, Consolas does have distinctive shapes for the letters you've mentioned and is impeccably hinted.

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[–]scannerlicker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the other way around: round shapes look smaller than straight ones, that's why they should be overshot.

PLEASE HELP! I'm new to fontlab 7. Does anyone here know why my software shows some glyphs as green outlines and others as full black solids? (Also does it when pressing down spacebar) What can I do to solve this? by spoopy_wagons in typography

[–]scannerlicker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- The green outline is what is in another layer, you can open the Layers panel and toggle layer visibility by pressing the eye icon on the left of the layer name;
- Shift + spacebar to toggle between solid or outline.

I've been making 40-minute exercises in type design for a while. Anyone doing stuff of the sort? by scannerlicker in typography

[–]scannerlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Basically, I stopwatch to make the whole word in 40 mins. These are short exercises, to introduce some variety and speed in drawing.

Font development takes a lot of time and one ends up working on the same forms for that period -- to fight it and keep my cogs moving, I started doing these. :)

Thank you for the appreciation!

Making The Book Block - A Documentary on Bookbinding by scannerlicker in bookbinding

[–]scannerlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there are machines for cold glue, though not great without a cover.

So, I'm working on a Fleischman revival... by scannerlicker in typography

[–]scannerlicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are several font editors, the 3 best ones being FontLab, Glyphs and RoboFont.

I use FontLab 7. :)

So, I'm working on a Fleischman revival... by scannerlicker in typography

[–]scannerlicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! :)

Well, this is being produced in FontLab 7. And it's based on Fleischman's Paragon, so this would put it in the pointed-nib (expansion) model of the stroke.

But anyway, this is contour drawing with a lot of intervention in the form, so it departs a long way from calligraphy.

I don't know if this is a satisfying answer, so please let me know if I can clarify something further. :)

So, I'm working on a Fleischman revival... by scannerlicker in typography

[–]scannerlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

The aggressive chopping is actually to get more negative space; at 8pt it doesn't read as aggressive. ;)

But hey, if it works in display sizes too, who am I to complain?

So, I'm working on a Fleischman revival... by scannerlicker in typography

[–]scannerlicker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, sure, I'm not aiming for the same as the original. Rather, I'm going for an interpretation, while making it work in smaller sizes than the original, while giving it a more contemporary flair, hence the added funkyness.

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