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typography

What algorithms for parsing font files and rendering vector shapes look like when implemented in practice.

So many edge cases to consider!

https://youtu.be/SO83KQuuZvg

Typography in computers is such a fascinating topic. Early Apple nerdsnipped incredible mind when they innovated on this front in the last century 

In 1991 they released TrueType with first font anti-aliasing and streamlined file format that is used to this day

Amusement, wonder, and uncertainty. now (fcking around), prev @neynar ✴︎ libred.org

I wonder how things would be different if Steve Jobs hadn’t taken his calligraphy classes.