Line breaking, justification, and variable fonts

A look at line breaking and justification, and how variable fonts will improve justified text.

Presented at Robothon Conference 2018.

Transcript

1. Line Breaking, Justification, and Variable Fonts @bram_stein | Robothon 2018
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33. In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was… Line 1
34. In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was… Line 1
35. In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was… Line 1 Line 2
36. In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was… Line 1 Line 2
37. In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was… Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
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40. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho
41. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1
42. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1
43. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 2
44. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
49. times when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself,
50. times when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself,
51. times when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself,
52. times when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her face. Close by the king’s castle lay a great dark forest, and under an
53. times when wishing still worked, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her face. Close by the king’s castle lay a great dark forest, and under an old lime-tree in the forest was a well, and when
54. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1
55. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1
56. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1
57. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2
58. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2
59. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2
60. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3
61. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 3.1
62. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 3.1 Line 3.2
63. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 3.1 Line 3.2 Line 3.3
64. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 3.1 Line 3.2 Line 3.3 Line 3.4
65. wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful; and the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it sho Line 1 Line 1.1 Line 2.1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 3.1 Line 3.2 Line 3.3 Line 3.4
79. • Try with more variable fonts • “wdth” axis that goes to extended • Figure out percentages • Smarter consecutive lines Next steps
80. Fin Fonts in use: Myriad by Carol Twombly and Robert Slimbach Leonardo Fascia by Quentin Schmerber Source Code Pro by Paul D. Hunt Acumin by Robert Slimbach