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[Vernon Adams]

The criticism is usually based on around 2 things;
‘quality' and ‘money’. 
The argument allways goes along the lines of; ‘all these free fonts are lowering type design standards’, and, ‘all these free fonts are reducing the traditional economic value of fonts’. I’m sure there’s some videos or 2 from Atypi etc.
Ironically, i agree with him, and can see his point of view (if i use my imagination). His conclusion is to strongly advise the public not to use all these ‘Free fonts’ (apart frorm the one’s he has designed, of course). I disagree on his conclusion. Mainly because i think ‘free fonts’ are a sign of very real and non-reversible technological and social changes that the web has brought. Also, i think there are positive sides to the loosening and broadening (i would not say ‘lowering’) of type design 'standards’. 

-vernon


On 5 Nov 2013, at 19:43, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine at gmail.com> wrote:

>> He runs a well known type design agency. He’s a loud critic of Free fonts.
> 
> Just to feed my curiosity... How does one design free fonts and then
> criticize free fonts? Any URLs to share?