[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

[Jan Claeys]

Op woensdag 16-07-2008 om 22:37 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Justin
Dugger:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Jan Claeys <lists at janc.be> wrote:
> > I think we (= Ubuntu) should still try to work with him...
> 
> I'm saying that we should exclude anyone; but if you look at the font
> in detail there's significant changes:
> 
> * Many of the strokes have been tapered; take a look at b for example
> * the t ascender was shortened
> * the s and k shapes were significantly tweaked
> * the font seems to render bigger in Inkscape than what's in hardy.
> * 0 and O are indistinguishable
> 
> I'm not saying that we should necessarily override these, but we
> should at least understand them, accept that which is good and improve
> that which can be improved.

Some of your remarks might be caused by rendering issues, some might be
because he thinks they make the font better.  I guess only he can answer
that though...  :)

(He's a professional typeface designer, so his reasons for these changes
might be sound--except for 0 & O looking the same maybe).

-- 
Jan Claeys