Which Character, Which Key?
Carl Shank • September 4, 2022
A Handy Guide for Macintosh & Windows
Which computer key goes with which character? Some layout programs offer pop up Glyphs which display the characters of the fonts you are using. Others not so. Here are Key Charts you can download and print on your desktop for easy reference.
Successful Layout & Design
AI & Typography: A Christian-Theistic Present Look Monotype Corporation recently released their 2025 Report concerning Artificial Intelligence and Typography called Re-Vision (See https://bit.ly/4aEUePf ). This eReport looks at the various typographical, social and cultural issues surrounding AI and how it affects and impacts the craft and science of typography. A selected summary of the Report is available below.
Variable Fonts: An Introduction History & Use “Variable fonts are a single font file that behaves like multiple fonts.” (John Hudson) The technology behind variable fonts has been around for a while. Starting in the 1990s, interpolation and extrapolation have been used to create different masters, and weights in typefaces. For example, by designing a regular and bold weight a semibold could be interpolated from the two masters.
