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- 1Fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text renderingโNoto means "no tofu": fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text
Google's Noto font project, whose name comes from 'no tofu' โ the slang for missing-character boxes โ has been working on correcting a long-standing problem in rendering Myanmar script, where unsupported or malformed characters appear as dotted circles. The issue affects how Burmese and related languages display on screens, and the latest write-up explains the technical causes and the fixes involved.
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Cube Type, a web-based tool for creating isometric typography, is drawing attention among designers and developers. The generator turns standard lettering into cube-like, three-dimensional isometric letterforms directly in the browser, offering a quick way to produce stylized display type without manual 3D work. Users are sharing the tool as a handy free resource for posters, branding experiments and creative design projects.
- 3Type designer's self-styled 'best stupid font joke' delights readersโI was working on some demo images for my new font and came up with the best stupid font joke today. I may have peaked in
A type designer shared a new font joke while preparing demo images for an upcoming typeface, admitting they may have reached their peak in dumb font humor. The quip has drawn amused engagement from the typography and design community, a crowd known for its appetite for kerning puns and niche lettering wordplay.
- 4Film Noir Classic Detour's Poster Praised for Striking DesignโผDetour (1945) https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour_( 1945_film) Weird script-y font aside this is great stuff. Lots of
The 1945 film noir Detour is drawing attention for its poster art, with admirers highlighting its bold composition of clashing diagonals and dramatic imagery, including a figure reaching a lit match over his shoulder. Some note the unusual script-style typography, but overall the design is being celebrated as great work from the era of classic noir.
- 5Noto font fixes broken Myanmar text renderingโNoto means "no tofu": fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text https://www.datocms.com/blog/handling-less-common-scripts #
A technical write-up explains how the Noto font project got its name โ short for 'no tofu', the boxes shown when a font lacks a glyph โ and digs into fixing dotted-circle rendering problems in Myanmar script. The piece covers why less common scripts are so hard to display correctly and what it takes to make complex text layouts work properly across platforms.
- 6Microsoft Unveils Font Based on Michelangelo's HandwritingโMicrosoft Launches Michelangelus Font Inspired by Michelangelo's Handwriting
Microsoft has launched a new typeface called Michelangelus, created from the handwriting of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The font draws on his letters and manuscripts, bringing his script into digital use. It is being discussed as an unusual blend of art history and modern typography, with reactions mixed between appreciation for the concept and skepticism about its practical appeal.
- 7The forgotten art of DVD menu designโBeauty in DVD Menus https://vale.rocks/posts/dvd-menus # HackerNews # Tech # Design
A new essay explores the visual craft of DVD menus, arguing that the era's looped motion graphics and typography produced a distinctive, underappreciated design aesthetic. The piece is drawing attention among technology and design enthusiasts, who are revisiting the creative conventions of physical media as streaming has largely erased them.
- 8Designer shares third font demo in seriesโHere's the third of those font demos I made yesterday # font # fonts # typedesign # typography # design # illustration #
A type designer has posted a third font demonstration in a series begun the previous day, showing new lettering work tagged with type design and illustration topics. The piece is being shared within the art community on Mastodon, where font design showcases and work-in-progress demos regularly circulate among designers and illustrators.
Repos
- storytold/pdfcraft An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat built in pure Rust
- szabadkai/c64-keyboard-font Photo-based reconstruction of classic Commodore 64 keycap lettering, with desktop fonts, webfont, editable outlines, and
- Inkloom-art/inkloom Specialised AI models for logo design โ a brand-analysis model turns a business into constraints, typography and symbol
- mexicat/pdoom-video Code-rendered music video for "I'm Upping My P(doom)"
- QwenLM/Qwen-Image-2.1 Qwen's most powerful open-source image generation model