Browsers Preview about alumni-sans-pinstripe

[RobLeuschke]

Will do.

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[RobLeuschke]

I have updated the files for Alumni Pinstripe (and Italic). I went through each glyph and copied and pasted them, so the metrics (and anchors) are in tact. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope this resolves the issue.

[vv-monsalve]

Updated images at 24 pt

Images taken under Linux Debian

Chrome 88

Firefox 78

Web Browser 5.3.0.34

[vv-monsalve]

48 pt Browser preview

OS X High Sierra Safari_11

Windows 10 Chrome_71

Windows 10 Edge_18

[vv-monsalve]

60 pt Browser preview

OS X High Sierra Safari_11

Windows 10 Chrome_71

Windows 10 Edge_18

[vv-monsalve]

@RobLeuschke and @davelab6,

After creating these test images previews, Alumni Sans Pinstripe seems too light in Windows browsers, even at point sizes 48 or 60.

I would suggest to

• Adjusting to the horizontal stems to match the vertical as typically done on extreme thin fonts.
• Increasing the overall weight of the stems. The current stem value of Pinstripe is 12, whereas the value of the main Alumni Sans Thin is 24, so there would still be a good range of differentiation from it.

Please let me know your thoughts.

[RobLeuschke]

Hi Vivi, I hope you had a relaxed and fun vacation. I am looking at the Alumni Pinstripe style, and I'm thinking how I wanted it to be super thin. It's a shame that Microsoft has issues (no surprise to me). I can increase it from 12 to 16pts. I don't really want it to go any heavier than that. It is designed to be used at extremely large sizes. Do you think 16 would be ok? Rob

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 9:03 AM Viviana Monsalve ***@***.***> wrote: @RobLeuschke <https://github.com/RobLeuschke> and @davelab6 <https://github.com/davelab6>, After creating these test images previews, Alumni Sans Pinstripe seems too light in Windows browsers even at point sizes 48 or 60. I would suggest to - Make adjustments to the horizontal stems to make match the vertical as typically done on extreme thin fonts. - Increasing the overall weight of the stems. The current stem value of Pinstripe is 12 whereas the value of the main Alumni Sans Thin is 24, so there would still be a good range of differentiation from it. Please let me know your thoughts. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ANXDGHOJL4F23DFQCKC4F6LUXFYUXANCNFSM5JVNWD3A> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[vv-monsalve]

Hi Rob, yeah, it was a nice time off, thanks. I hope you too have a good start to the year.

I don't really want it to go any heavier than that. It is
designed to be used at extremely large sizes. Do you think 16 would be ok?

I couldn't guarantee it would work in advance, as you know in type is always relative to the characteristics of each font.

It would depend on what you want. Ideally, you would want to decide on an ideal point size for the font to work and arrange all the other considerations around that.

Here are some images of a 'Hairline' font as reference. It has a 16 units stem and works better at 48 points.

Windows Edge 32pt

Windows Edge 48pt

[RobLeuschke]

I have updated the Alumni Pinstripe (Regular and Italic) stem weights. Each character now has a mono weight of 16. I have no updates to the metrics, so spacing and kerning will still need to be checked.

[davelab6]

@RobLeuschke great work!!

@Fonthausen lets discuss how this spacing review can fit into your schedule.

[vv-monsalve]

Hi @RobLeuschke, Inspecting the latest file in DropBox it seems the diacritics job has been lost.
Also, the Italics source is missing.

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[RobLeuschke]

I'm afraid I am a bit confused. I don't recall it having the diacritic glyphs completed. For example, if you look at the Alumni Sans Inline font, it is not completed either. As for the Italic version, it is completed. It's not a separate font, but an instance in the main font.

I'm sorry if I have some how made things difficult. I want to help resolve the situation... please advise how you would like me to proceed. If you have an earlier version of the font with the diacritic work completed, perhaps I can use that to rebuild them?

[vv-monsalve]

Hi Rob, I've moved your latest file to the Legacy folder and uploaded again the current source files (two separate files, one for Roman and another for Italic).
Please take them to include or reproduce the change to 16 pt units stem.
Thanks

[vv-monsalve]

Thank you Rob.

@Fonthausen lets discuss how this spacing review can fit into your schedule.

@Fonthausen I've updated the files in the main branch. Let me know if you would be able to work on this :)