Open permeakra opened 4 months ago
This is a really great suggestion, thank you very much!
Although having an additional handwritten family for Darwin is something I'd have to think more about before committing myself to, I'll definitely keep optimisations for slides in mind; this is really a very good and important use case I should have in mind while designing the fonts for the project (and while writing the LaTeX package for Darwin, too).
A proper handwriting (as in imitating any fast pen-writing hand) font is not something I would be concerned with in a general-purpose type family. In handwriting letterforms and metrics are context-dependent, so its a LOT of work. On another hand, when impression of handwriting or especially fancy calligraphy is important, it is best done manually in a graphics editor. There are, however, simplification like Grundschrift and the well-established standard for technical lettering. Letterforms for the latter can be found, for example, here https://ru-wikisource-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%93%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%A2_2.304%E2%80%9481?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Slide fonts have several specific requirements different from fonts for papers and books, namely