Obel Mono Masked: A typeface that keeps a secret

(typographic.systems)

3 points | by ryzvonusef 9 hours ago ago

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  • ryzvonusef 9 hours ago ago

        > A font is a small program
    
        > We think of a font as a set of drawings. It’s also a set of rules. Each time text appears, a piece of your system called a shaper reads the font’s rules and may swap one glyph for another. It’s how a font joins f and i into a ligature.
    
        > Nothing says a rule has to be about typography.