Yahoo Japan Maps got a complete refresh with a major app update for iOS and Android. Yahoo! Map (YJM) always has the best cartography of the major Japanese players: Apple, […]
Japanese Typography
From TrueType GX to Variable Fonts
If you have any interest in OpenType Variable Fonts and their TrueType GX origin, you must read Tom Rickner’s post: Part 1: from TrueType GX to Variable Fonts. Rickner was a member […]
Maps
Saying Goodbye to Apple Maps Japan
A Buddhist priest friend of mine teaches that Buddhist faith and practice is not a big thing, but a gradual accumulation of small things over time. That’s a good analogy […]
Apple
John Gruber Loses His Mojo
I love Daring Fireball and John Gruber is one of the best tech writers out there. But since the election Gruber seems distracted. A lot of people probably are…still. He […]
Japanese Typography
TYPO Talks: OpenType Variable Font State of the Union
OpenType Variable Fonts (OTVF) were the hot topic of the annual TYPO conference held earlier this month. If you have any interest in OTVF watch Dan Rhatigan’s progress report. Dan is […]