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Sorry. Its name for a company that designs/distributes typefaces. It is a relic from past to call it this. In the past those companies were not only designing t
by omnimus 11mo ago
Sorry. Its name for a company that designs/distributes typefaces. It is a relic from past to call it this. In the past those companies were not only designing the typefaces but also manufacturing the physical matricies that were cast from metal.
Its similar to how some people say leading to mean line height. Lead strips were used for space between lines of text.
- _f9cu 11mo agoCould it be true, the past companies, which held ownership on past products, still in a misconception about current world working, and overpricing products without considering the possible downfall?
- mattkevan 11mo agoNo, type designers want their art to be used. The type industry until recently has been a fairly friendly one as only designers really cared about it. I think it’s more likely that vulture capitalists have discovered a matket that they can ruthlessly exploit, extracting every last shred of value without giving the slightest of shits about its long term sustainability.