[NTG-context] Re: Adobe Source Typescript With Design Sizes

[Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>]

On 11/2/2023 9:00 PM, Vincent Hennebert wrote:

> Ok. But then that means that the designsizes table will be used all the 
> time, including when design sizes are disabled, right? Which would mean 
> that I _must_ define the regular size as a fallback.

they are not really design sizes but more 'designed for s specific 
purpose like display' .. so typesetting a 16 pt bodyfont in display is 
not a good idea ... otherwise, if someone watched the text on a beamer 
you'd have to use the display variant for everything as that definitely 
goes over 10pt

> I think I see your point. I think we can still talk about design sizes 
> but, instead of thinking in absolute sizes, we would want to think in 
> sizes relative to the font setup.

indeed, and even more abstract: running text vs headings vs title pages

> That is, instead of saying ‘Caption shall be used for sizes 6.5pt and 
> below, SmText for 9.5pt and below etc.’, we would want to say ‘Caption 
> shall be used for 50% of the body font size and below, SmText for 75% 
> and below, etc.’

i'm not sure what captions are for

> This way, design sizes would be used ‘harmoniously’ no matter the 
> scaling. A poster, for instance, would usually be viewed at such a 
> distance that the apparent size of small text (typeset at, say, 25pt 
> when the main text is at 50pt, therefore using Caption) would match the 
> apparent size of caption text in a regular document typeset at 12pt and 
> read from a normal distance.
> 
> Make sense?

posters stil can use regular but with a screaming bolder and darker 
looking title in display (although often display doesn't look that good)
  Hans


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