... am working on a Classical Arabic-script typesetting system with very high-quality typographical standards. I primariliy use TeX and ... support it? If a few foundry owners are involved in designing the spec, others will come along. The present format was developed by ...

Forum topic - ishamid - 16 Jan 2006 - 12:29pm - 110 comments - 0 attachments

... —K ‹ Contrast Ratio & Legibility for Printed Type suitable typeface › I wasn’t aware that it I wasn’t ... heard of a You’ve never heard of a dollar sign with a single stroke? Almost all sans serifs that I can think if have dollar ... conversation all the time... Since I have taken to designing all of my currency symbols in both majuscule/lining and ...

Forum topic - kris - 14 Jul 2007 - 1:41pm - 38 comments - 0 attachments

... assignments. I feel we need to embue novice designers with the skills and abilities required to face any design challenge in our ever ... production and the impact or effect they have. If you are designing a six-color piece in CYMK, one spot color and spot gloss varnish on ...

Forum topic - Norbert Florendo - 26 Oct 2005 - 8:31am - 10 comments - 0 attachments

I would like to share with all of you, the spacing method I used on Calouste (PDF file) , ... yet. I’m opened to proposals. Meanwhile I’m designing more weights, small caps and the other needed bits. Erik: ... good tool for those interested in learning the nuances of type design. ChrisL For lowercase, I use: For lowercase, I use: ...

Forum topic - Miguel Sousa - 1 Nov 2007 - 3:20am - 34 comments - 0 attachments

... one that has done just that. “In another break with the past, Eastman Kodak Co. is introducing a new corporate logo designed ... seem as if the days It would seem as if the days of designing marks of significance are past. In a few years, all corporate ...

Forum topic - fsamuel - 10 Jan 2006 - 1:53am - 60 comments - 1 attachment

... use the i would suggest to use the other A, the one with the first stroke vertical, but again, that depends if you have other ... have said, “ Holy sh#t! What kinda crap are you designing now?! Were you sleeping in my class again? ” Stephen I ...

Forum topic - pierattt - 16 Jan 2006 - 1:50pm - 54 comments - 0 attachments

... in the transition from metal to digital. You see that with their release of optically scaled families (such as Slimbach's ... fact strongly supports conclusion 2. Unless one is designing a Multiple Master font or an optically scaled series, current digital ...

Forum topic - raph - 7 Apr 2005 - 2:39pm - 99 comments - 0 attachments

... muscles on a weekly basis. Each game kicks off on Monday with a new challenge, and closes at midnight PST on Friday. Anyone may submit a ... explanation for those of us not 100% on what we’re designing here? Thanks! 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Forum topic - Christian Robertson - 28 Oct 2007 - 8:56pm - 117 comments - 0 attachments

... me about it. I Ugh, tell me about it. I kinda agree with Oskarlin’s take on the whole thing. If I see another rebrand ... partially their own fault. Again, bp did a great job of designing a flagship logo to spearhead their philosophical image shift. ...

Forum topic - Miss Tiffany - 14 Jan 2006 - 5:36pm - 28 comments - 0 attachments

... claims it’s the shortest line length he can get away with, without the page looking weird. ... smaller— i.e., you’d be better off setting type in something closer to 14 pt in most cases, then reducing for publication ... of Paul Renner as described by Jost Hochuli in his “Designing Books”, but I’ve found the proportions to be too ...

Forum topic - C Swann - 7 Mar 2006 - 2:24pm - 17 comments - 0 attachments