Typophile

do the math!

ilikelime20

Hello to you all, this is brian, pleasure to be in the community.
This being my first post (although I have been a member for a year)
I have one pertinent question to designing a typeface; what are some
essential mathematics a type designer should know when constructing
a face? I am well aware of the limitless optical concerns but I want
to really start digging into the details so please, number wonders,
any advice would be wonderful.

You might want to Google “Romain du Roi” if you’re interested in the geometry of typefaces, this is the most famous historical example. I don’t think you’re going to find any secret formula for designing a typeface,

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