Convince me that we still need new typefaces.
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Melvian (typo.social)
@Melvian@typo.social
mastodon 4.6.9I make art, fonts, and software.
Alt account to see if I can more closely network with other type designers.
Main account is @melvian@dragonchat.org (art-oriented).
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Joined May 18, 2024
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I made a color variable font that's a dragon.
You can mess with it here:
https://melvian.xyz/projects/vfderg/
To optimize and hint your typefaces for low-density pixel screens is an act of environmental consciousness. To give people fewer reasons to constantly throw away perfectly usable screens in the name of chasing higher resolutions.
That alone is why hinting is more necessary than ever.
Trying to make asterisk design less painful
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I won't delete this account for the simple reason that there are some public interactions I've had here that are actually really insightful, and it'd be a shame to erase their context. I'd like them to be the subject of an eventual blog post.
However, I will probably stop using this account, and continue to use my main account over on dragonchat.org instead.
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Discovered that I won't be able to make money off fonts for a very long time. Or at least, I have no good way to do so.
In the meantime, here's a serif typeface I've been working on lately (1 weight, no kerning):
The Mask to Master script by @timahrens@typo.social is an absolute godsend. I wish I learned about it earlier as I was correcting italics for a rounded sans-serif family.
At least I got to use it on the Mono italics.
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For reference, this logo is designed very closely to my main account profile, which has similar curves going on and doesn't look as weird to me.
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As great as it would be to someday put my typefaces in front of the type design community, it's not who I am truly targeting. And maybe the community will find out anyway, if they really care.
Regardless, I'll probably post about that on my main account. A good chunk of you are following both accounts, but if you're following just this one, and want to hear about my upcoming first retail typeface (!), follow me over at @melvian@dragonchat.org
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Hairline monospaced fonts: useful or useless?
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@emilvolk There are many paid fonts that have this feature, such as some of the Dinamo fonts (Diatype for example):
https://abcdinamo.com/typefaces/diatype
But also Inter has this too:
https://rsms.me/inter/
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@klim Damn I was not expecting you to respond 😂
TBH, I should've rephrased the post as "Convince me that I should continue type design." Text type design is so hard despite having put a lot of effort, and I'm struggling to believe it's worth it. I think I have good ideas, and I love the process, but it doesn't mean much if I can't make fonts that aren't painful to look at.
BTW: You are one of my favorite designers, and *thank you* for all of your phenomenal design information posts!
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@klim I find that reassuring. Despite type design being more rigorous compared to most forms of art, maybe there's always still a subjective element to it that I will never be satisfied with.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond to that, thanks! I was afraid I went a bit too personal with that.