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Here are some rather unusual examples of contextual features used to achieve some special effects. I hope they inspire interesting and creative uses. Here are three examples of interesting effects one can achieve by using contextual alternates in OpenType. I presented and discussed the code for these at the Type Tech Forum at the ATypI Helsinki conference, Sep 14 2005. I will be showing the effects without going into detail on the code at the St Bride "Temporary Type" conference, Oct 10-12 2005. * * * * * * I came up with this code trying to help make a pseodo-random font like Beowolf work in OpenType, without using the "random" ('rand') feature. This example is for a case where you have eight different glyph forms for each character. While typing, the first character is shown using the first form ("default"), and each character after will use the next ascending glyph set, until you run out, when it wraps back to the beginning of the cycle. Repeatedly calling a single lookup allow

My type 1 Sabon no longer prints with Apple's Pages. I need to get a new version. Does either the Adobe version or Monotype version (Sabon Pro) match the Type 1 Sabon?

I can't find the 'perfect' font for a particular logo.  How would I go about creating my own?I have Illustrator and Photoshop.Assuming I could create a set of alphabetic characters, would I be able to use them via Photoshop in the same way other PS fonts work?thanks,Paz

We are rebranding our non-profit educational consulting organization and considering using a particular font. Is there any kind of site-wide license we can purchase, or do we have to buy the font for every person in our organization? If that's the case, it will probably be cost prohibitive.

Um..THESE WERE WORKING FINE!!!!!?? But for some reason no longer.It doesn't even show up 'the file' in the font folder?!?!Try to install - says already installed - but can't find font in windows font admin.THiS was all working fine before.. what the hell is going on?Droid Sans TT font, completely not working.I have reloaded, most if not all other fonts seem to work TT or not. Roboto 'regular' is another one that doesn't seem to work, but all other family version of roboto work.What is the deal? Why is this happening only to this particular font??Where do I get a working version of this font, and sorry i'm not paying $200 USD for a single font.What is the deal??

Hi,Does anyone know how to create a letter in different colours. For example, half the letter being white against a black background and the other half of the letter being black to match the white background.  But doing the letter vertical in different colours.Cheers Guys!

I purchased a font 4 years ago, which shows under my registered purchases.  However, the font is not showing in photoshop.  Does anyone know how I can recover it?

Does anyone know what this font is calledI have asked many people about it and and got no response and this is my last resort to finding it. ​I would really appreciate your answers

Hi, I wanted to get an opinion on point/font size for a résumé.I've been finding it hard to find a balance between legibility white space. The ideal aesthetic point size for me it around 6 for body type and slightly more for headings and subheadings. This let's the layout breath and looks nice for me to read on screen. Of course when it comes to printing it out, (A4) it's not very legible, especially for people who need reading glasses. I find I have to bump the size to 10-12 before it looks readable enough, again making the design look cluttered and unbalanced.  Saying this, can you offer any tips when working with type in a résumé? How do you find a balance between looks and legibility?Thanks a lot

Hi. Futura font is used as part of our brand and we're wondering if the Futura PT TypeKit font is the same font as Futura. Do we get Futura PT as part of the free plan? Thanks.

e have the Adobe DC and want the asian fonts.  Do we have to install Adobe reader?

I'm currently work on text, which intented to be read on screen. For that reason, body text should be quite large, 15-16 points.I use both InDesign CS6 and Word 2016 for this project.As I discovered, at some specific sizes, Adobe fonts looks different in InDesign and Word. I don't understand why. (Any help is welcome).I tested with Minion Pro, Arno Pro, Garamond Premiere Pro and Times New Roman (the last is TTF, shipped with Windows).Picture 1: InDesign CS6. Top - Minion Pro, bottom - Times New Roman. There are no problems here, both fonts looks good in all sizes.Picture 2: Word 2016 (or recent LibreOffice Writer, no difference). Top - Minion Pro, bottom - Times New Roman. As you can see, at 16 points Minion dramatically increases it's thickness.Why I have such unpleasant look in Word and LibreOffice? How I could fix it?Word and Writer works identically, i.e. at 16 points Minion change it look it both programs. That's why, form my point of view, both programs works as they should (corr

Hi,I'm completely new to all this and have been getting a bit confused. Basically I want to understand what I can and can't use for client work e.g logos/leaflets etc. I have just bought the adobe cloud for individual and will mainly be using Photoshop and Illustrator.  Are all the fonts that came with Photoshop/Illustrator when I signed up the the Creative Cloud free to be used for 'Print and Preview Embedding'? I have looked at the 'Understanding Font Permissions' and the 'Font Permissions Table' but have noticed for example that a font that appears in Photoshop/Illustrator isn't listed (Zapfino) so how do I know how fonts like this can be used? Also, I wanted to use the font 'American Typewriter' in a logo for a client.  The idea being to produce a design that can be used on signs and other promotional printed items. It appears as a 1 under the 'Font Permissions Table', have I understood this right that I can do this as long as the design file I give to the client is not e

I am designing signage for a retail location. What fonts are they best display fonts for signage? Is Optima a good font for this purpose? (If you could include links to articles, that would be great!) Thanks for your help!

I have InDesign CC, which comes with the equivalent of the portfolio font sync package.My understanding is that the portfolio includes all of Typekit. But some fonts, like Pointer Old Style, are not available to sync.Why is that?Thanks

In my document, I use about 3 fonts, but when I package it for printing it shows 18 fonts are present. This freaks out the next person up the line and I don't how to fix this even though I did not use them. Any thoughts?.

Hi all. Looked everywhere in these forums and couldn't find an answer. I should start by saying I'm using Mac OSX Yosemite and Adobe CC 2017.I have the font Gotham OTF installed on my system with multiple styles:I don't know if this is connected, but for whatever reason in Font Book, the font isn't separated correctly by its styles:My question is, how do I get Photoshop to recognize all the styles? When I try to select Gotham from the font options, I only see three styles. For clarification, I don't need the condensed versions. Any ideas?

I'm trying to get my message but I don't know how

I'm trying to get my message but I don't know how

I purchased the Malgun Gothic font from FontShop today and cannot figure out how to install it so that it will be visible in InDesign CC 2017, Photoshop, and Illustrator.  I can see the font in Microsoft products.  Thanks for any feedback.

Hello, I have a large client that is using 'Ideal Sans' as their main font for system generated forms (generated via custom built industry proprietary software that can only use True Type files correctly).The client has invested a good deal of time and money into having these forms designed and now developed.The problem is that the developer has not been able to get 'tabular lining' or 'lining figures' to work, and it's messing up the design.Hoefler customer service has been of no help to the client, the designer, or the developer.The client is now asking for a recommendation for an alternative font to replace all of the numbers in the design.They would like a True Type font that has lining characters by default that would successfully complement Ideal Sans in aesthetic. Any help, assistance, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Dear Type & Typography experts,is it possible or legal to use the font "Futura Std" on printed Flyers (commercial and non-commercial use) without buying the font-license extra?I use Photoshop and InDesign CS6 but the font is not included at my PC but at my MAC. Would it be legal if I create my flyers 1. on the Mac, 2. on both machines or 3.on none of them?!

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