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 […]
Japanese Typography
What Killed Adobe
John Gruber wrote an interesting post about Fed Ex and Flash a few days ago. In it he mentioned Steve Jobs’s famous “Thoughts on Flash”. Today Gruber responded to blog post […]
Japanese Typography
Enlightenment & Apple’s Advanced Typography
According to Buddhist teachings, one aspect of enlightenment is freedom from dependent origination (causality). With this in mind let’s examine the journey of Apple’s advanced typography technology. What Good Luck […]
Maps
The Battle of Roshi Hall: Improving Apple Maps Japanese Data
Rereading my previous post something bothered me: the newer parts of Apple Maps like Japanese public transit, are clearly the result of hard work and are well done. It is older […]
Japanese Typography
Hello, I am a Gross Yellow Blob
Oh no, another Unicode revision is coming with even more questionable emoji additions. At this point, with emoji the most exciting thing to happen to written communication in centuries, emoji […]
Maps
Dear Apple Maps, Your Japanese Map Data From IPC is Rotten
Not many people bother to blog about Apple Maps anymore so it’s refreshing to read a different user’s point of view. A Japanese blogger by the name of Train, a […]
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