Neil Summerour

This latest episode of the Interrogang unpacks a few highlight releases from Week 28, 2023: 🏖 Coastal from @positype 💎 Brilliante from @blackfoundry 👯‍♂️ Twogether Sans from @sudtipos Listen here → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

The Interrogang S3:E16 dives a little deeper into our favorite recent releases: ✍️ Terza from @commercialtype 🔪 Glazier from @positype 🏔 Paramount from @ProductionType Ⓜ️ Metrify from @nan_xyz_ 🛩 The Air Collection from @PangramPangram_ 🥽 Outgo from @overlaptype

@hhpapazian @glyphsapp Ha! True True. I'll add it to my queue, but this might require some 'best practices' notes for myself and others 🤣

@positype @glyphsapp But it's so elegant! Just like not having to put a node at inflections. You said something about curiosity driving you to figure things out? Well please add this to your pile... :-)

Font Nerd Anxiety Disorder

@hhpapazian @glyphsapp Oh Hrant, now you're just using dark magic! Doing that still makes me scared to do and haven't really tried 😱

@positype @glyphsapp Good to hear. Maybe I can let go too... What about "half-dead" curves? Officially they're bézier–non-grata, but I love them, and hate having to add the "missing" handle before output. Like when I'm using a hose I don't need to be at the other end telling the water how to land!

@hhpapazian @glyphsapp Again, what honestly throws me for a curve (excuse the pun) is that change in start node with the OTF. Shauna produced the image & surely just opened the OTF and cranked out a graphic with a plugin, so that's not the culprit I suppose… now I'll have to deep dive out of curiosity

@positype @glyphsapp It's the subsequent auto-conversions to quadratic that surprise the user with mondo unsmoothness that I worry about...

@hhpapazian @glyphsapp As you can see, the clearly tight stroke established in the intersection need inflection points to guarantee fidelity. What I find more concerning is how the start position changed between the development file and the OTF used for the little social media graphic, tbh ;-)

@hhpapazian Actually, a well-drawn inflection that takes into account the positional movement of the curve (& it's possible fluidity in mass between masters), just needs to be tested thoroughly through interpolation. Extra points can disrupt a smooth curve more. Besides, I trust @glyphsapp

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Positype is in Japan! @PAuacherdkul is in Osaka now. I will by in Tokyo by 11 Mar. We will meet in Osaka first and then in Tokyo. If anyone wants to meet up, email or DM us. またね！！

@hisho_of_imy This is not for Murecho. Kana is completely new, with more time to refine. Email directly if you have feedback. I will sincerely listen. ❤️

Positype がゴシック体の漢字グリフを制作する人を募集しています。「残りの漢字」とあるので，当該の書体は Murecho でしょうか。日本語ネイティブとしてはかなのリファインも期待されるところですが……。 twitter.com/positype/statu…

Positypeはフォント・デザイナーを募集中。残りの漢字（~2000字）を完成、試行する短期契約の仕事です。ゴチック体で、すべてGlyphs app使用。希望者は履歴書と作品サンプルをneil [at] positype [dot] comまで。実務に役立つ英語力があればなお可。

*tap *tap *tap Does this thing still work?

One of our favorite @positype releases, the 14-font Halogen is an extended #sans with just a touch of Mid-century Modern. Its 900+ glyphs include multiple sets of numerals, ligatures, alternates, small caps & more – and it’s 50% off during #FontsInAction: ow.ly/tYqp50J9ELB

Described as “a typographic guilty pleasure" by founder of @positype Neil Summerour, Lust is best suited for display & pairs well with Edita Book.✨ Tag us so we can see how you #ExpressIt 👏 #Adobe #CreativeCloudExpress #FontFriday #AdobeFonts

So Dorset has just been released, thanks to the support and caring eye of @positype positype.com/product/font/d…

'Tis the season I draw type while wearing fuzzy slippers

It’s all @positype, all the time – at least until midnight, when this unbelievably fantastic foundry-wide 50% off discount disappears: bit.ly/3GCYOeD #script #graphicgang #graphicart #logodesinger #brandingmob #brandingdesign #logomark #12DaysOfType #fontsale #logotype

Episode 25 asks: "If time makes fools of us all, what can we learn from fonts gone by?". Take a dive into the world of Time & Context with us in this first of a three episode miniseries exploring ideas laid out at this years @typecon Conference. ☞ open.spotify.com/episode/6gPQoZ…

Episode 25 highlights a few pretty exciting releases from the last two weeks: 🚀 The adventurous Astronef Super from @typofonderie ✒️ and Tinta from @Tipografies, for whom we present a long term challenge. 😉 #InterrogangPod