Mastodawn

Check the glyph widths of your #GlyphsApp font against common #unitization systems (#Selectric, #Linotype, #Monotype ...) with this updated version of my Glyph Width Histogram script:
https://github.com/jenskutilek/Glyphs-Scripts/blob/master/Metrics/Glyph%20Width%20Histogram.py

Onno Jun 14, 2025

What would be the correct way to handle discretionary ligatures inside Glyphs (especially for arrow symbols)?

I'm currently doing it like this, while also having the original arrow symbols inside the typeface.

#typedesign #Typography #glyphsapp #glyphs #ligatures

Onno May 23, 2025

Playing around with arrow ligatures in Arcticons Sans.

#typedesign #glyphsapp #ligatures #arcticons

Tainome May 9, 2025

Expectation: Glyphs app exports ufo files effortlessly, I can open any ufo file with Glyphs.
Reality: Glyphs app crashes when I try to export ufo files, can't open ufo files correctly either :/
#GlyphsApp #DesignerLife

Onno Feb 3, 2025

I really want to do more type design, but there's one feature lacking in Glyphs preventing me from actually doing it.

Currently, Glyphs doesn't have a proper rounded-corner option like in most vector editing software. I've managed to find a workaround for now, but it's kinda wonky.
It also stops me from experimenting with different weights, or even a variable typeface.

So, I'm still hoping they're adding it soon!
https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/feature-request-rounded-stroke-corners/

#glyphsapp #glyphs #typedesign #Typography #arcticons

Feature request: rounded stroke corners

Dear Glyphs team! Working with Glyphs’s strokes is working very well and I’m happy this feature has been added. However, I’m very missing one small feature I’m acquainted working with in other vector applications: the possibility to round the corners with the same radius as the terminals. While it is already possible to round the stroke’s terminals, it would be great to have also the possibility to round the corners of a stroke in the same radius. Especially for creating rounded typefaces this...

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Fontathon Jan 27, 2025

Fontathon is back again! Mark your calendars for 8–9 March 2025 for a fun weekend of non-stop type and lettering design.

#Fontathon2025 #Fontathon #type #typedesign #lettering #fontmaking #typesize #graphicdesign #fontstyle #UIandUX #UIdesign #UXdesign #TypeDesignClass #graphicdesign #graphic_designer #typespire #typedrawn #largetype #typedesigner #typematters #typographic #graphicdesigners #adobe #glyphsapp #glyphs3 #fontlabcom #fontself

Jens Kutílek Jan 25, 2025

Trying to get the #din91379 sequences with horn to shape correctly in my Sudo fonts ... “S horncomb macroncomb” is an especially difficult combination. It shapes correctly in harfbuzz (FontGoggles, top) but not in CoreText (TextEdit, bottom). I wonder if that's a limitation in #GlyphsApp’s generated mark feature or a bug in CoreText. That one of the font is monospaced also doesn’t make it easier ;)

Benjamin Reverdy Jan 16, 2025

Work in progress : nous continuons de travailler avec l'Agence Yokna pour dessiner une typographie sur mesure commandée par l’auteur Axel Sourisseau. Collaboration débutée quand il était en résidence à la Maison Julien Gracq et qui se poursuit. Merci à lui pour sa confiance. #type #fontdesign #font #design #typedesign #glyphsapp