Topic Challenge #2 – Font Design

Question

For the next two weeks you're challenged to ask font-design questions.

The next instalment of the Graphic Design Biweekly Topic Challenge is Font Design.

I'd really like to see some non software related questions if possible; anything regarding the design process, critiques, designing for different languages and scripts, working with OpenType features... Anything to do with designing typefaces.

I'll add some bounties to any questions I think need or deserve it and in two weeks time I'll post an answer here with the stats on how many questions have been asked, how many answers those question have had and anything else notable.

Remember to tag the question font-design otherwise it won't be counted.

If you have any questions, you can ask them here or bring it up in chat.

Please leave any more topic suggestions here.

Answer 1

Results

Questions posted:

• Is there a general rule regarding font spacing?
• How to create a true type font (.ttf) font from CAD-designed letters?
• Why is Bounce (and Tumble) rarely done these days?
• Why add extrema points when designing fonts?
• What is the rationale and market value for designing a new font face?

A few more questions this time around...

• The top scoring question (currently sitting at +9) was posted by @Ryan,
• closely followed by @WELZ's question (currently at +7)
• and my own question (which I got in on the last day! currently at +6).
• The top scoring answer (currently sitting at +10) was posted by @Metis.