Let me take a moment and recap what Variable Fonts are, and a bit about why they’re going to be such a significant development on the web and on other digital platforms. Considering that this week (September 14th to be precise) marks the one year anniversary of the announcement of Variable Fonts, it’s a remarkable state of affairs indeed. I had conversations daily with folks from the major driving forces (Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Monotype, Type Network) to individual designers and independent foundries on topics ranging from use cases to implementation techniques, and of course about licensing. Starting with 3 of the workshops on Tuesday, to 6 or 7 talks that touched on them, to the release of iOS 11 with support for Variable Fonts enabled by default - it was certainly a pretty momentous week. ATypI in particular was host to an amazing collection of characters and companies involved in their development and use. It’s a few weeks on from ATypI Montréal, and between that event, TypeCon in Boston just before, and more recent announcements at AdobeMAX, there’s a lot to talk about with Variable Fonts.
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