Hi there. I'm a typography noob (putting together a portfolio for architecture work, and I keep getting distracted by how much there is to learn about typography).

I'm wondering if it's possible to use a monospace font (Roboto mono) with a center alignment, while keeping the characters and spaces vertically aligned in inDesign? Is it just fundamentally not possible based on how center alignment works, or am I missing something? From a quick search (2nd image), looks like it is possible.

Roboto mono, center aligned paragraph

I have the question for fully justifying, though I think I understand why that's more difficult since you're stretching the spacing create the full justification.

Thank you!

Google search of center aligned monospace font

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Hi! I have 2 fonts that look the same to me. One says the name plus "Regular", the other only says the name. Is there a difference when it comes to naming convention?

Is that possible?

Imagine italics are not an option, and the text is long. The ideia is to not use Italics but even then keep the semantic meaning somehow. What's more appropriate in your opinion while typesetting?

I’m looking for a font like Borel: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Borel

Especially one with a great W and r 😅

Any suggestions?

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I'm currently working on a report for a research organization, and I'd like to use somewhat of a type scale for the document, but I'll only really need H1-H4. The audience is very broad, between academic, and even layman. The org would like me to use 10pt as the paragraph.

Using a Minor Third scale, with 1.5 line height, should I keep the point size exact to what was generated, or round up/down? (really trying to keep the 1.5 line height as a soft parallel with AA WCAG standards) Thanks in advance for any insight :)

What are the major difference between Roboto and Segoe UI Variable? is there any difference in their weight?

Hi there,

Is there an easy-to-use app that lets you JUST change names and metrics and nothing else?

• by 'names' I mean a font's Family name*,* Full name*,* PostScript*,* Style group*, and* Master
• by 'metrics' I mean the stuff like x-height, ascender, etc.

I'm not a font-designer. I'm just trying to change stuff like the above.

I'm using a trial of fontlab. Every time I import one of our fonts, and export it...

The exported file:

• Has a different file size than the imported file and
• Has different baselines/line-heights than the imported file.

All help is much obliged.

P.S. As stated, I'm not a font designer.

P.S #2: The families in fonts we bought for our site all have separate family names (eg, black, semi-bold!)

Thanks.

Hi there! I'm looking for some opinions on the appearance of my blog. Right now I'm using Charter as the font for everything. I just got Concourse and I've enjoyed using it to spiff up my résumé, and I've been considering using it for the headings on my blog. (I don't like Concourse as a body font for long-form text; I prefer serif fonts for that.)

Which font for headings do you think looks better?

My blog, with concourse for headings

My blog, as it current stands with Charter for everything

Thanks for your feedback!

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How do I go about, or where do I start looking if I wanted to hire someone to create a font typeface for me?

I'm working on a Bible translation. Specifically, I am looking at some of the structural stuff right now. One of the major decisions turns out to be typeface.

Most of the commercially available bibles include various copyrighted fonts, usually of a variation of a serif fontface, with a san-serif additionally used.

The Bible I am working on will be public domain and I'd prefer the font typeface be so as well.

I'm learning a lot about the minutia of font design! Wow! Spacing, sizes, ascenders, descenders, etc... I never gave it much thought...

So, I like the modern 'FF Milo' font. Hoping for something small but attractive like that.

Should I engage someone to design a font, design something myself, or is there a "better way?"

Appreciate your time in reading and considering this post from an uninformed person!

Is there an industry standard term that collectively describes italics, obliques, and any other forms of similar style variation within a family?

EDIT FOR CLARITY:
I'm looking, essentially, for an umbrella term comprising italics and obliques specifically...just those two styles and any other ones that might serve the same typographical function.

Preferably by Google or Free 🙂, using it in a mobile ui. Thanks!

im working on my portfolio for type@cooper, but i'm a 100% self taught designer. i know basically every adobe program at an at least intermediate level (photoshop, illustrator, and premiere being my most advanced) and believe i have a portfolio that exhibits strength in design (client work as well as spec work) as well as strength in typographic abilities (with room to improve, naturally)

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does not having a traditional design education put me at a major disadvantage?

I'm looking for a font that is similar to the font House Slant, but one that also has a lowercase alphabet.

I'm sure this has been posted before but hit me up with your faves. Probably more sans but give me your serifs if they have a fun contemporary feel. Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I have been collecting fonts for around 10 years and my collection has grown to a point I can't keep track of most of them, making it really difficult to try and find the appropiate ones for certain projects, specially when the clients wants to pick or has something in mind but cannot translate it to proper terms ex: condensed, bold or monospace.

I have decided I will assemble a physical album so I can have a better global look at all of them and sit down with my clients so they can feel more in control of the design process, by understanding the differences between all of them and learning more what makes a typography differ from others.

So far, I have a basic idea which would showcase the font family name on the upper left, then display a pangram with uppercase/lowercase numbers and glyphs in 3 weights, since it would have to fit on letter sheets of paper, size would be quite restricted, so I might have to go for a full horizontal 1 font per sheet look.

I'm sure there is someone else out here that has done something similar so I would love some feedback or direction if you guys have any, before I commit to a template, so the album can be as efficient and helpful as possible, thanks a ton!

I am a collage artist, with a very large collection of vintage books, magazines, etc, one of the pieces in my collection is an old typography catalogue. Is there a way to scan the typefaces in this catalogue and convert them into a usable font? (I use photoshop for digital collages)

Would love to know what everyone thinks of it! It'll be released on Type Department shortly, just ironing out prices/finalizing the nitty gritty details.

As far as pricing goes, do you think 30eur/weight + 400eur/family is valid? Curious to have some more opinions.

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Change my mind but I hate that you have to pay yearly to use Helvetica on the web

Do you find yourself looking for alternate punctuation and mixing and matching?

Hey designers!

Do you know of any in-person Typography courses over the summertime? Either in US or EU? For example, Fraser Muggeridge's Typography Summer School, which, as of the moment, is postponed sadly. Are there any outside of the usual Cooper Union Continuing Ed courses?

Thanks!