ArrowType@ArrowType
31 Oct 2022
I finally tried out v5 of the Designspace spec, which allows separate but related fonts (e.g. Roman and Italic) to be set up in one file, along with labels for instance style attributes… and it’s amazing!

FontMake built it beautifully, including both fonts with stat tables. 🎉
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ArrowType@ArrowType
31 Oct 2022
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Upgrading was easier than expected, and worked flawlessly (in my case, at least).

I’ll probably make a video about this soon!

Oct 31, 2022 · 12:50 PM UTC

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ArrowType@ArrowType
31 Oct 2022
Replying to @ArrowType
This tool is a super handy way to interact with designspaces when a UI is helpful. I still use it to start out new designspaces, and then I move into code for faster edits. Stoked to see there is a v2.0 in the works!
@typemytype@typo.social@typemytype
31 Oct 2022
@ArrowType make sure to try out the new DesignspaceEditor: github.com/LettError/desi…
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ArrowType@ArrowType
1 Nov 2022
Replying to @ArrowType
Another awesome thing that just dropped in FontTools: the Level 4 Instancer, which can add a new default location to a variable font!

x.com/ArrowType/stat…
ArrowType@ArrowType
1 Nov 2022
I’m really excited that FontTools can now set the default of a variable font axis without needing a whole separate source for this, so I wrote a quick script to test it out.

It’s simple, and works really well!

gist.github.com/arrowtype/9fef…
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Guillaume Berry@guillaumeberry
31 Oct 2022
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@ArrowType Interested ✋
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Blaze Type@BlazeFoundry
31 Oct 2022
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@ArrowType Do so please im very curious about it / How to use it
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