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0 pointsandyfleming8y ago0 comments

This isn't just some blogger though. Matthew Butterick wrote http://practicaltypography.com/ .

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A self-published eBook that acknowledges a lack of funding on the main page?

Maybe it is required reading in typography circles, but to someone reading the submission who merely uses a font, this doesn't seem much of a credential.

kennethfriedman8y ago

"A self-published eBook that acknowledges a lack of funding on the main page?" is kind of a low blow.

He's doing something really interesting with the funding model of practicaltypography, that I believe should be praised.

OJFord8y ago

I'm not meaning to deal any blows at all, low or otherwise.

I'm merely explaining that to the reader not a student of typography, there's not really any indication that this should be taken with more authority than 'some blog author' per comments above.

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andyflemingOP8y ago

Sorry, I should have linked a better resource than just the homepage. Here's the about page: http://practicaltypography.com/end-credits.html#bio . He also wrote Typography for Lawyers: http://typographyforlawyers.com/about.html .

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OJFord8y ago

A self-published eBook that acknowledges a lack of funding on the main page?

Maybe it is required reading in typography circles, but to someone reading the submission who merely uses a font, this doesn't seem much of a credential.

kennethfriedman8y ago

"A self-published eBook that acknowledges a lack of funding on the main page?" is kind of a low blow.

He's doing something really interesting with the funding model of practicaltypography, that I believe should be praised.

OJFord8y ago

I'm not meaning to deal any blows at all, low or otherwise.

I'm merely explaining that to the reader not a student of typography, there's not really any indication that this should be taken with more authority than 'some blog author' per comments above.

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andyflemingOP8y ago

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