hi all
i put up a blog 2 weeks ago to open discussions on my semester project.
(the creation of an original typeface for the open font library)
i haven't had much feedback…
but that's why it is online! and that's also why i adressed to you
people.
take a look and share thoughts /
Le dimanche 16 novembre 2008 à 18:10 +0100, Jeremy Schorderet a écrit :
hi all
Hi Jeremy
i put up a blog 2 weeks ago to open discussions on my semester project.
(the creation of an original typeface for the open font library)
Quite honestly if you insist on posting about a blog without
oops,
here's the link :-)
http://opendesignservice.blogspot.com/
2008/11/6 Olivier BERTEN [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Answering to my self since I can't figure out how to create an account on
the wiki...
There is a note about this at the top of the main page; due to spam,
please login as username with password password to then create an
account :-)
2008/11/6 minombresbond [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
El Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:33:02 +
Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
Here in the UK there is a 25 year copyright on them. Maybe in Germany
and other places too.
that registration process is like a registration of song, art,
literature
2008/11/6 Christopher Fynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I also wonder whether free software licenses (designed for software) are
appropriate for fonts where a font is first published in a country where
the design is protected?
That is an excellent point!
I think the language in the GPL and Apache
Le Jeu 6 novembre 2008 11:27, Dave Crossland a écrit :
2008/11/6 Christopher Fynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I also wonder whether free software licenses (designed for software)
are
appropriate for fonts where a font is first published in a country
where
the design is protected?
That is an
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
I happen to have scans from a 1930s or so Soviet Russia font album.
Interested? :-)
If Liam isn't, please publish them on the web and add a note to the
wiki at
2008/11/6 Alexandre Prokoudine [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
I happen to have scans from a 1930s or so Soviet Russia font album.
Interested? :-)
If Liam isn't, please publish them on the web and add a note to the
wiki at
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
Publish all 200 Mbytes on wiki? :-)
Publish them on the web elsewhere and add a link to the wiki.
OK
If you need space, mail me offlist.
Also, developing a high-quality typeface can be a lot of work;
Microsoft spent over a million US
2008/11/5 Liam R E Quin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I've considered adding a lot of typeface
scans to www.fromoldbooks.org but not sure who would benefit.
I think computer users everywhere would benefit, because those scans
can be artfully refined into good revivals that are free software and
thus
You might also have a look at the Internet Archive:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Alphabets%22
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Illumination%20of%20books%20and%20manuscripts%22
All these books are Public Domain.
Liam R E Quin a écrit :
On Wed,
Answering to my self since I can't figure out how to create an account
on the wiki...
A further look to the Internet Archive brings a lot of Font specimen
books while searching for
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=type%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts%20AND%20subject%3A%22Printing%22
El Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:33:02 +
Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
2008/11/5 minombresbond [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I take this opportunity to ask if you know about scaned images of
public domain or olds typography catalog resources on the web,
I don't know of other such resources,
2008/11/6 Christopher Fynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I also wonder whether free software licenses (designed for software) are
appropriate for fonts where a font is first published in a country where
the design is protected?
That is an excellent point!
I think the language in the GPL and Apache
On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 15:55 +0300, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
I happen to have scans from a 1930s or so Soviet Russia font album.
Interested? :-)
If Liam isn't, please publish them on the web and add a note to the
wiki at
El Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:27:26 +0100
Olivier BERTEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
You might also have a look at the Internet Archive:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Alphabets%22
hello,
i am jeremy.
i am a graduating student in graphic design in ECAL/switzerland.
i have a little experience in type design.
i would like to participate in the free font project
what kind of font is most needed?
hope to hear from you soon!
jeremy
Hi, Jeremy,
Others on this list may provide you with other answers. So please accept my
suggestion as just one of several possibilities:
As people begin uploading fonts, we discover some Latin fonts that contain
not much more than basic Latin A-Z. To make these fonts really usable, it
would be
Hi!
2008/11/5 jeremy schorderet [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
i am jeremy.
i am a graduating student in graphic design in ECAL/switzerland.
i have a little experience in type design.
Pleased to meet you! I'm a student on the MA Typeface Design course in
Reading, UK :-)
i would like to participate in
Can we have a free version of Beowolf sans? ;-)
- Rob.
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On Wednesday 05 November 2008, jeremy schorderet wrote:
hello,
i am jeremy.
i am a graduating student in graphic design in ECAL/switzerland.
i have a little experience in type design.
i would like to participate in the free font project
what kind of font is most needed?
Why not a Comic
Well perhaps a comic sans RandomFont, then. ;-)
But, yes, rather than reverse-engineering a classic, is there something
new but well-defined that would make a good project?
- Rob.
Erik van Blokland wrote:
Yeah, heaven forbid you would make something new.
Erik
On 5 nov 2008, at 21:22,
Erik van Blokland wrote:
Yeah, heaven forbid you would make something new.
For making something really new, I suggest you check out a website
Erik has made that has a database of ideas that it assembles into fun
little type design briefs:
www.typecooker.com
:-)
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