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It's amusing to me that artistic gatekeeping exists even in typography. What was the class consensus on whether it counts? Also, you should share the piece
by squigz 2y ago
It's amusing to me that artistic gatekeeping exists even in typography. What was the class consensus on whether it counts? Also, you should share the piece
- andsoitis 2y agoBraille is not a typeface in the same way that the alphabet is not a typeface.
- withinboredom 2y agoSometimes, I'm blown away by ignorance.
- dqh 2y agoIs all Braille identical? No equivalent of typeface where the dots are shaped of spaced differently, but in the same Braille pattern?
- Symbiote 2y agoWhen printed it would be different if the embossing pins were new or worn. The dots could be squares. The size of the dots (boldness) can vary.
- miki123211 2y agoNo, here's a nice table of the sizes used. https://www.pharmabraille.com/pharmaceutical-braille/marburg-medium-font-standard/ https://www.pharmabraille.com/pharmaceutical-braille/marburg...
- squigz 2y agoSprinkle in some pedantry with the gatekeeping, and we're really set!
- freeone3000 2y agoI am typing in the alphabet, and yet, you see a typeface
- noduerme 2y agoAs a concept, neither is a typeface. But in printed form, whatever consistent lettering you use to represent an alphabet is a typeface. Why should a printed/raised lettering for Braille be considered any different from a typeface printed for any other alphabet? Or typefaces for logographic writing systems, for that matter?
- miki123211 2y agoBraille (the concept) is not a typeface, just like the concept of representing certain sounds by pictures on paper is not a typeface. Unified English Braille (the specification that maps dot combinations to English characters) is not a typeface, just like ASCII is not a typeface. I Ould argue, however, that a specification like Marburg Medium[1], which specifies how Braille should be represented physically, how big the dots should be, how far apart they should be spaced etc, is a typeface. [1] https://www.pharmabraille.com/pharmaceutical-braille/marburg-medium-font-standard/ https://www.pharmabraille.com/pharmaceutical-braille/marburg...