2 ms·
What's that have to do with Font licenses? I am talking about the size of the font taking up almost half of my screen. > It's far cheaper to take something lik
by systemvoltage 6y ago
What's that have to do with Font licenses? I am talking about the size of the font taking up almost half of my screen.
> It's far cheaper to take something like Helvetica
Helvetica costs $$$ if you want to use it for commercial use. No more than any other font. Also, you cannot modify Helvetica, especially if you get it from Monotype (previously Linotype): https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/helvetica/ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/helvetica/
- rwc 6y agoNobody’s suggesting modifying. It’s accomplished through R&D... ripoff and duplicate.
- systemvoltage 6y agoEven ripping off requires time/money. Font design isn't a trivial activity that most people deem it to be. I suggest downloading FontForge and try to make your own ripoff. You'll be amazed at the complexity and the skill required to design a typeface. Adjusting kerning pairs alone will take weeks of meticulous work.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoAll the cool kids are designing web sites on retina Macs. They bump up the font sizes because Safari doesn't have sane default scaling.