(Typographic) Freedom! Charles Nix. Tools of Change presentation. 14 February 2013.

1. (Typographic)
Freedom!
C H A R L E S N I X

2. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Where are we with typographic choice in eBooks?
Which devices and formats allow font embedding?
Should we limit ourselves to resident fonts?
Are we limited to typefaces that are freely available?
What are the legal issues regarding embedded fonts?
What’s the difference between free typefaces
and those free for use in ebooks?
What is the cost of typographic freedom
(for licensing—or failing to license fonts)?

3. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Where are we with typographic choice in eBooks? Getting there.
Which devices and formats allow font embedding? Some.
Should we limit ourselves to resident fonts? No.
Are we limited to typefaces that are freely available? No.
What are the legal issues regarding embedded fonts? Most are prohibited.
What’s the difference between free typefaces
and those free for use in ebooks? EULAs.
What is the cost of typographic freedom
(for licensing—or failing to license fonts)? Google “NBC font lawsuit”

4. TYPOGRAPHIC HISTORY
THE MICRO & THE MACRO
:
CHARACTER VS. COLOR

5. CHARACTER VS. COLOR
CHARACTER VS. COLOR
Ragne
JENSON (ABRAMS VENETIAN) GARAMOND (AUGEREAU)
Ragne
Ragne Ragne
BASKERVILLE (ITC NEW BASKERVILLE) BODONI (BAUER BODONI)

6. GUTENBERG, 1452

7. JENSON, 1470

8. GARAMOND, 1546

9. BASKERVILLE, 1774
Printing by John Baskerville, 1758

10. BODONI, 1795

11. TEXT COLOR

12. TEXT COLOR
AREA

13. TEXT COLOR
AREA
LEADING

14. TEXT COLOR
AREA
LEADING
WORD SPACE

15. TEXT COLOR
AREA
LEADING
WORD SPACE
RHYTHM

16. TEXT COLOR
AREA
LEADING
WORD SPACE
RHYTHM
x-HEIGHT

17. TEXT COLOR
AREA
LEADING
WORD SPACE
RHYTHM
x-HEIGHT

18. TEXT COLOR
GEORGIA IOWAN SERAVEK

21. VARIETIES OF BOOKS
MEAL
Narrative fiction/non-fiction
MACHINE
Reference books
M E TA P H O R
Art books

22. VARIETIES OF BOOKS
MEAL
Narrative fiction/non-fiction
MACHINE
Reference books
M E TA P H O R
Art books

23. VARIETIES OF BOOKS
MEAL
Narrative fiction/non-fiction
MACHINE
Reference books
M E TA P H O R
Art books

24. C H A R A C T E R and C O L O R

29. WHY EMBED?
FOR CONTENT FUNCTIONALITY
T O S O LV E T E C H N I C A L P R O B L E M S
FOR DESIGN CONSISTENCY
BECAUSE WE CAN

30. WHY EMBED?
FOR CONTENT FUNCTIONALITY
T O S O LV E T E C H N I C A L P R O B L E M S
FOR DESIGN CONSISTENCY
BECAUSE WE CAN

31. WHY EMBED?
FOR CONTENT FUNCTIONALITY
T O S O LV E T E C H N I C A L P R O B L E M S
FOR DESIGN CONSISTENCY

32. WHY EMBED?
FOR CONTENT FUNCTIONALITY
T O S O LV E T E C H N I C A L P R O B L E M S
FOR DESIGN CONSISTENCY
BECAUSE WE CAN

33. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Which devices and formats allow font embedding?

34. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Which devices and formats allow font embedding?
Adobe Digital Editions (1.7.2) Nook (apps and devices)*
Kindle KF8-enabled devices* Safari Books Online (browser)
Apple iBooks* Sony eReaders
Google eBooks (app and online)* VitalSource Readers*
IDPF Readium Project* Apabi Reader
Azardi (apps and online)* Blio
Kobo iPad Reader* Bluefire Reader
Kobo Touch, Glo, Mini, Arc, DL Reader
and Vox*

35. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Should we limit ourselves to resident fonts?

36. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Should we limit ourselves to resident fonts?
For the eBooks as Meal? Probably.
For the eBook as Machine or Metaphor? No.

37. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
What are the legal issues regarding embedded fonts?
EULAs (End-User License Agreements) generally do not allow font embedding.
The OFL (Open Font License) is a EULA that allows embedding
Some Adobe Type Library fonts have EULAs that allow embedding:
http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/legal/additional_licenses.html

38. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
What are the legal issues regarding embedded fonts?
EULAs (End-User License Agreements) prohibitions
OFL (Open Font License) freedoms

39. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
What’s the difference between a free typeface
and one that’s free for use in eBooks?

40. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
What’s the difference between a free typeface
and one that’s free for use in eBooks?
The EULA.

44. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
And what is the cost of typographic freedom
(for licensing—or failing to license fonts)?
“Please call for prices.”

46. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
Embedding will happen.

47. (TYPOGRAPHIC) FREEDOM!
YOUR FIRST (TYPOGRAPHIC) EBOOK:
WORKSHOP WITH CHARLES NIX
Type Directors Club
Friday, 22 March,
8:30am–4:30pm
tdc.org | 212.633.8943

48. THANK YOU.