Provide sample document with OpenType features

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Provide sample document with OpenType features

RGB-es opened this issue 7 years ago · 7 comments

By trial and error I can see that ss02 gives Cormorant Garamond variant while ss03 gives Cormorant Infant, but the font declare several other OT tables. For example I cannot see what the character variants 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 actually do, they do not seem to change any of the characters on the Latin alphabet. It would be nice to have a small sample document showing the use of each OT table on this font, specially the not-so-obvious ones like the stylistic sets and character variants.

BTW, Thank for your hard work! I'm a happy user of your fonts.

Answer 1 · 2017-09-09T10:45:02.000Z

Dear RGB-es,

you can find an overview of the different stylistic sets on my Bēhance page:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/28579883/Cormorant-an-open-source-display-font-family

I suppose it's a bit out of date by now, but it should answer your questions.

Cheers, Christian

Answer 2 · 2017-11-27T11:56:18.000Z

Dear Christian,

Could you clarify why the repository lists the typeface in multiple formats (True Type, Open Type…), while Releases section lists Cormorant_Install.zip with True Type only? Also I’m a bit confused why Installation section recommends to install True Type (is it somehow better than Open Type)?

Answer 3 · 2017-11-27T12:43:01.000Z

Hi, mostly I don’t want casual font users to install both. ;) I picked TTF because I think the hinting in Windows was somewhat better there. Feel free to get the OTF from the repo itself. Cheers

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Answer 4 · 2017-11-27T17:43:50.000Z

Should a user choose to install Cormorant TTF instead of OTF, what features will be lost?
If you believe TTF looks better in Windows, when is the installation of Open Type justified then?

Answer 5 · 2017-11-27T21:52:03.000Z

The TTF fonts offer the same feature functionality as the OTF fonts.

I'm not an expert on font formats, but as I recall, OTF might generally be somewhat preferred for online applications (smaller file sizes?) and TTF for print applications.

Answer 6 · 2017-11-27T22:07:02.000Z

And finally let me ask about another thing which is missing in readme.md. When should a user prefer Cormorant over Cormorant Garamond? Is the former better suited for headings? (Actually the same question goes about Eau de Garamond which has two variants: Eau and EauText).

Answer 7 · 2017-11-27T22:20:56.000Z

It's mostly a matter of taste. Though if you're going to use Cormorant for body text (which I would only recommend for rather large text sizes), the Garamond cut is superior due to its larger apertures.

EauText replaces a few letters for a more even reading experience at text sizes at the cost of looking ungainly up close. Unlike Cormorant, Eau should be a pretty robust text typeface even at book sizes.