Parametric Fonts
What is it?
Parametric fonts are fonts that spring to life when a few parameters are set. Some systems work by interpolating (similar to morphing) from two or more master designs for each character. Other systems extrapolate from a central master. The most advanced and complex systems generate whole fonts from a single, very cleverly designed, master font.
Hand-picked Links
• LiveType
• Nicholas Fabian: Model based, synthetic and parametric Type Generation Systems
• TrueType Typography: Parametric TrueType Fonts, by Laurence Penney
People in the field of Parametric Fonts
We know of 8 people who work in this field:
Benjamin Bauermeister John Collins Lucas de Groot Peter Karow Donald E. Knuth David Lemon Karl Leuthold Yuri Yarmola |