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• Post #2279077

  Unexpected FF Amman Serif encounter in Heybridge, UK @yanone #fontsinuse

• Post #1755797

  In my work, I use a lot of @drawBot for automated #typesetting. The internals of fonts sometimes are difficult to understand (especially if I am not the designer) which is why I like checking fonts with #DrawBot. Some of my DrawBot-based proofing tools are available at https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/drawBotProofing. This is not new – except that these tools are now pip-installable! All you need is Python 3.11, and you can install them via the command line. I’ll explain some of the proofin...

• Post #1504352

  I guess overhearing this kind of conversation only happens in The Hague (in Dutch): ❝Oh yes, the T_h ligature – it’s such an Adobe invention❞ I’m not a fan of it, and I held that same opinion for a long time – but I’ve also seen it in older fonts (which is what I communicated to those KABK students after chatting them up 😆)

• Post #1442384

  I enjoy improving the little tools I use everyday. Which means that the RamsaySt RoboFont extension now has * better support for assigning empty neighbors * better import/export procedure * better z-index logic https://github.com/typemytype/ramsayStreetRoboFontExtension/issues/6 Hurray @RoboFont Extensions!

• Post #1084175

  I just uploaded photos from the @TypeMedia graduation show ’24 – it’s always a bunch of work, but perhaps it’s worth it! https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankrolf/albums/72177720327638073

• Post #543829

  this might just be the perfect video https://youtu.be/VJ92u-jyyMI