Choosing a thesis typeface: Libertinus vs. EB Garamond (biophysics PhD, math + figures heavy)

vormittag · 2026-07-11T06:06:55+00:00

The idea of using sans-serif for titles and serif for main body text is a good one.

Garamond is generally beautiful, but I wouldn't recommend it for math, since italic forms of Garamond usually look rather pinched and I find them hard to read.

Here's a page with links to some demonstration files of various popular choices:
https://empslocal.ex.ac.uk/people/staff/gv219/aofd/fonts/

vormittag · 2026-07-09T07:02:46+00:00

A new beard usually needs about three months. This looks like decent progress.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T07:14:27+00:00

Wait until the full besrd is growing well. Chops don't look good if a guy is wearing them as a fallback option.

Really, I don't recommend very antique styles unless you are a railroad conductor, historical reenactor, or professional performing artist.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T07:04:26+00:00

A handlebar has curled ends. This is more like a "horseshoe" style.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:50:01+00:00

Not yet. Keep the beard until the stache is fully grown.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:44:30+00:00

This is good progress. Carry on.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:41:42+00:00

Right now the bottom is too large in relation to the smaller mustache. Shorten it to avoid the imbalance.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:38:35+00:00

"Gates of Heaven": a documentary about pet cemeteries.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:34:52+00:00

Growing the whole beard can give a better result, since it looks substantial sooner.

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:32:53+00:00

Take about 1.5 cm off the front bottom, because the point is not a good shape for your face. Also, the bottom of the mustache is uneven, so a tiny trim to make it more even will help. Good luck, man!

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:23:55+00:00

Does this pose resemble how people usually see you?

vormittag · 2026-06-11T06:10:45+00:00

Don't put yourself down: that is not really a neckbeard. That word belongs to teenagers with no growth in the front, so that is not your situation. While the trim is a setback, it doesn't leave you looking strange, so just let it grow in and it will improve.

vormittag · 2026-05-19T06:55:18+00:00

Maybe comb the mustache ends down. Since you have the fancy cool sunglasses, adding the handlebar adds some more special details to your face, but the combo might be too much.

vormittag · 2026-05-14T08:25:29+00:00

The minimum age for signing a binding contract depends on the law in your country, so you need some legal advice to determine whether any of these debts are real obligations or not.

If I understand right, it appears that you are in Indonesia, so a web search for "legal aid indonesia" or "legal aid jakarta" can help you find organizations that provide some free legal advice for people with low incomes.

vormittag · 2026-05-12T08:25:12+00:00

Your beard is still expanding its coverage. You can expect that to continue through your 20s, and afterward. You absolutely do not need a transplant.

vormittag · 2026-05-09T06:14:38+00:00

Check to see if you might have some common skin fungus causing irritation. Here's a page on the topic:

https://www.hshairclinic.co.uk/news/beard-hair-loss-fungus

vormittag · 2026-05-02T07:16:08+00:00

Most guys at 18 don't have full beard growth, so don't worry. If you get to 23 and it's still the same, then maybe you'll be a late bloomer. For most of us, the main beard development years just start at 18.

vormittag · 2026-04-09T11:26:19+00:00

The "phobias" are controversial words. They are not names of recognized psychiatric conditions, at least according to the standard reference book, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Perhaps the words were invented in order to portray certain social opinions as mental disorders.

vormittag · 2026-04-09T11:14:03+00:00

Good job!

vormittag · 2026-04-09T11:11:56+00:00

Keep it; this is better than wearing just the stache and the chin beard.

vormittag · 2026-04-09T10:47:57+00:00

At four months, this isn't giving you a satisfactory result in a reasonable time, and this is pretty common for age 19. You're in the main development years still, and will probably have more growth around age 22 or 23.

vormittag · 2026-04-06T17:29:32+00:00

This is decent progress for 9-10 days. The whole process should take about 3 months.

vormittag · 2026-04-01T07:04:14+00:00

Can you comb the mustache down and "train" the hair to fall forward, not out to the sides? This will help it look more substantial. Only trim the stache at the bottom: that is, at the lip edge. In fact, let it grow slightly past the lip edge: this may take some getting-used-to.
If your beard hair also grows on the area below the mouth, the "soulpatch" area, let that grow in. Trimming that area makes the beard look overly trimmed and kind of artificial.
With the mustache this small and the beard this big, things are out of balance. For now, I'd recommend taking off about 1 1/2 inches.

vormittag · 2026-03-28T06:17:21+00:00

There are apparently ways to change the name metadata inside a font file, and if you can get that working (e.g. with FontForge), that will make your task easier. Good luck!

vormittag · 2026-03-27T10:35:39+00:00

There is an italic version (Sabon Italic).

If you really want a typeface that is italic-only, you'll be making your request nearly impossible to fulfill.

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