Heather Cran
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@heather_cran
type designer @lettermatic_abc
It's tempting to think that simpler letterforms = more legibility. But in my experience, that's not true. Typefaces are design systems too, and they need a certain level of complexity to work well. Here's why (thread) 🧵
I had another fun day of drawing letters at Lettermatic! 🔤✍️
What exactly is kerning? What is spacing? How are they different? Let’s talk about it! THREAD 🧵:
Our launch catalog of 116 fonts contains (in total) over 60,000 glyphs. How many is that? For perspective, this animation does not include any duplicates.
We also drew a 4th family, a much narrower design called Pike. Pike shares many details with SoDo Sans, but it has its own stance and intended use (at the top of Starbucks menu boards, for instance). @heather_cran worked on a huge portion of the drawing for Pike!
