Datatype is data as type

Datatype is an OpenType variable font that turns simple text expressions into inline charts. No JavaScript, no images, no rendering library — just type the syntax and Datatype's ligature substitution does the rest.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/5892192

Abstract

This document proposes the Human Em Dash (HED), a Unicode character visually indistinguishable from the traditional em dash (—) but encoded separately for the purpose of indicating probable human authorship. Recent proliferation of automated text generation systems has produced a measurable increase in the frequency and enthusiasm of em dash usage. This trend has created ambiguity for human writers who have historically relied upon the em dash as a stylistic device.

The Human Em Dash standard introduces a new Unicode code point and an associated Human Attestation Mark (HAM) that allows writers to signal that the dash in question originated from a human cognitive process involving hesitation, revision, or mild frustration.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/24468965

Recently some other partic­i­pants in the type-design industry asked me to endorse a letter to the U.S. Copy­right Office about copy­right regis­tra­tions for digital fonts. The impetus was a set of concerns arising from ongoing rejec­tions of font-copy­right regis­tra­tions and a recent opinion in a case called Laatz v. Zazzle pertaining to the infringe­ment of font copy­rights.

I didn’t add my name to the letter. For several reasons. First: I avoid doing free work for bigger compa­nies. Second: I’ve never regis­tered a copy­right in my fonts, so the rele­vance seemed faint. Third: digital fonts (prob­ably) aren’t protected by copy­right, so the whole premise of the effort seemed fatally flawed.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/57569080

Chapters in a book traditionally start on a new page, usually a recto page. Sections instead do not start on a new page.

I can think of some situations, though, where starting each new section on a new page would not be a terrible idea. For instance scientific books or manuals, where it may be useful to quickly locate and emphasize the bundles of information that are organized into a section. Such an idea might also be useful in a book draft, where changing a section may have disruptive pagination effects (e.g. with floats) on subsequent sections.

Do you know of any examples of books that adopt such a practice? Or do you have any insights to share on such an idea?