Archive for the 'FAQ' Category

Anatomy of a Letter

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

As promised here it is finally some hints of the theory presented during the workshop. To start the Anatomy of a Letter: explaining vertical dimensions, overshoot and body parts.
Construction and typeface classification based on contrast will come next.

It was quite complicated to get all the names for Portuguese, I had some sources but not always [...]

Nothing works!

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Q: I can’t move/paste/touch/anything my outline

A: You’re most probably in the wrong layer. From the Editing layers panel, select the appropriate layer (i. e. Outline or Mask or whatever.

Don’t worry, that happens to all of us, all the time.

Grids and Modules

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

Does it make sense to use a grid for joining the modules together to letters?

We think it often does; if the modules fit a grid, it will make it easier to make connections that fit properly. Not always, but in many cases… a very organic looking typeface might not get the same advantage from a [...]