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The real power of variable axes is that it's not related to weight in the slighted. That's the most obvious use-case, but it's just a mechanism to control "whic
by TheRealPomax 2y ago
The real power of variable axes is that it's not related to weight in the slighted. That's the most obvious use-case, but it's just a mechanism to control "which points in a glyph's outline go where based on what one or more variables are set to", so just using it to change weight is... kinda obvious and boring? Let's kick it up a notch:
https://v-fonts.com/fonts/extendomatic-variable https://v-fonts.com/fonts/extendomatic-variable
https://v-fonts.com/fonts/tatras-shaded https://v-fonts.com/fonts/tatras-shaded
https://v-fonts.com/fonts/wavefont https://v-fonts.com/fonts/wavefont
- jsheard 2y agoAlso Recursive (https://www.recursive.design https://www.recursive.design) which has the usual weight and slant axis, with cursive alternates which can be toggled explicitly or used automatically when the slant is strong enough, but also a monospace axis (which allows for semi-monospace) and a "casual" axis which changes the whole character of the font.