What type of Fonts are compatible between Mac and PC?
Hello all:I work in InDesign primarily from a Windows based PC. I occasionally do some work on a Mac as well. I have a mixture of font type I use (TTF, OpenType etc) on my PC. I know a lot of font...
View ArticleMathematical Pi LT Std OTF: Version 10/Version 11 conflict?
Client's files were created using Font Folio OTF, version 10. We have Adobe Font Folio OTF, version 11 (since Version 10 was no longer available at time of purchase). When opening client's InDesign...
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Haunted by Arial MT
I inadvertently installed the Arial MT fonts - Regular, Bold, Italic etc recently. However, all my Flash files started replacing the standard Arial font in the text fields with Arial MT; and every...
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How to use Rosewood Std and Rosewood Std Fill with CSS
Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to get Rosewood and Rosewood Fill typeface to work correctly in a web page. I'm a Typekit subscriber they didn't have any advice to give me other than to tweak it in...
View ArticleReminder: Adobe type store is still a mess
Just a friendly reminder. Nothing has happened there since this last post in December, 2007:<br /> <br /><blockquote><a href="/webx?14@@.3c0574d0/1">Ramón G Castañeda, "Hypatia...
View ArticleCopy/Pasting from Hebrew font in PDF
Hi - I'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF so I can edit and analyze the contents. The file was created in Hebrew. It is set of Israel's election results and available on their government...
View ArticleProper Names - Definition
I would like to mention something about this fashion of giving proper names and titles small initial letters. It looks absolutely awfull through my designers eyes. Is it not true that in the written...
View ArticleEmbedding font in app
Hi, I'm using LTC Bodoni (via TypeKit) on my website and now I'm working on my digital portfolio: basically HTMl5+CSS, packed with Baker Framework to be published on Apple Store.I would use the font...
View Article"Universal" font
Hello everybody !!!!I'm looking for a font that can handles every type of characters, from the latin alphabet till the cyrillic alphabet via the asiatic alphabets (japanese, chinese, ..). I though that...
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Trying to ID a Font
What The Font was no help. Not surprising considering the poor quality of the image. Can anyone identify this font? The closest I've come is a font called Data, and that is decidedly not it. Thank you...
View Articleworkshops: Font making for beginners
I thought I should mention that I and some other folks are teaching a series of font making workshops for beginners—folks with no (or little) previous experience in type design. The next two are in...
View ArticleI'm using Adobe font Minion Pro and I need a small customization done. What...
My project involves transliteration from Hebrew to English. The standard denotation for certain Hebrew letters that do not have a direct equivalent in the English alphabet requires a that a dot be...
View ArticleA question for pro typographers only
I have to find some text and signage type to go with an identity that uses Doyald Young's Finesse Light. It actually looks OK with the symbol that another designer sold to the client. (I have been...
View ArticleDoes anyone know what this font is?
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/p3ernie/2012-07-02_09-45-58_951 .jpg Thanks in advance
View ArticleHow to convince a designer the font is too light
I'm not a designer. I dabble, but I have no formal training. My background is User Experience and User Interface. A designer has created templates to be used for PDFs. The font is not only light, but...
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Font doesn't work in Photoshop
Hey Everyone! I was in MS Word 2007 the other day when I found a perfect font for a title. Knowing that I'd want to use it in other formats, I opened up Photoshop & InDesign to create a larger...
View ArticleFree software to change glyph mapping in a font?
Hi, I've got this old font that I need to use. I would like to change the glyph mapping of the font (i.e., use the same glyphs, but map them to different spots). Does anyone know of a free application...
View ArticleIs it ok to download free fonts?
My client wants me to use a specific font that I don't have - he wont pay for it as it's available free. The font is EffloresceI'm worried about downloading any free stuff - can anyone recommend a safe...
View ArticleAdobe Garamond Pro
Hello, I need a bit of legal advice on the use of "Adobe Garamond Pro" as I cannot find any information on it anywhere. I'm a student designing some Christmas cards for a relative who plans to sell...
View ArticleGeorgia font for smaller font sizes
Minion Pro has a "relative" for smaller font sizes-Minion Pro Caption. Is there is sth analogous for the Georgia font-a version of it specifically for smaller font sizes. I searched in Typekit but i...
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