Is there any reason to make new fonts when there are so many already available for downloading? It's time to reflect on motivation to draw new type. While there is no reason to make uninspired new fonts, still, there are typefaces which haven’t been made yet and which we do need.
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15 July 2011
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An essay on the history and definition of type families, type design parameters, and the possibilities of creating larger type systems today.
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31 January 2008
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The second chapter of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.
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23 January 2005
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The third chapter of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.
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23 January 2005
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· 17408 words
In 1996 Erik van Blokland relays the problems with font embedding, which a decade later has little success…
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29 November 2004
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· 482 words