Nice article! Lingua rules. Two gripes:
1) Unibody's italic simply does not work for emphasis. Let's get over it - alltogethernow.
2) As much as I like Panoptica, I wouldn't have included it [if it was my design]. Dude.

hhp

> I forgot

http://typographi.ca/000665.php#000665

Panoptica: there's no question it would be a highly appropriate choice for inclusion in such an article... if it weren't the author's own creation.

hhp

Hrant, I promise to stop the flagrant self-promotion, after I'm featured in Eye or Graphis.

"Firstly"? Wow.

Maybe the question of etiquette in promotion should be raised in a thread of it's own.

In my view, Nick Shinn was totally in bounds in including one of his own fonts in this interesting article. It is relevant, above board, not overdone, and he is the author. It helps that the typeface is actually innovative and good!

I think it is perfectly legitimate for Nick to have included Panoptica in the way that he did. I've seen much more egregious self-promotion by authors, often not only including their own work but waxing at length on just how good it is. Nick just describes Panoptica and explains what he tried to do with the typeface.

Sorry to do this, Yves has me looking at text in editor mode.

You've got a typo in the Perla section. In the copy you refer to the designer as Hughes not Hague. Don't know if it's too late.

BTW. Agreed, that inclusion of Panotopica is above board and appropriate in its novelty.

Randy

Nick - Excellent picks. Nice piece.

Hrant -
1) Why? Sorry, I forgot.
2) I agree that maybe Nick shouldn't have included it, being
the author, but I do believe Panoptica fits the article and is
worthy of the title's label. Tough call.