public-sans

General

• Improved the build process
• Fixed style linking in stat table to output fonts properly for Google Fonts

Updated ZIP (5.16.22)

Updated the ZIP file to include all the license and contributing information in addition to sources/ and fonts/ which were in the initial ZIP. The font files are unchanged from the initial ZIP.

ZIP contents:

• sources/
• fonts/ -...

General

• Update to 2.000
• Rename PublicSans-italics → PublicSans-Italic
• Fixed language feature encoding
• Removes dash from Public-Sans in source files → PublicSans

Glyphs

• Modified eth contours
• Adjusted curves of S and Thorn
• Corrected
  • Eng, eng
  • Ldot, 'ldot
  • Tbar, tbar
  • gcommaaccent
• Removed unnecessary anchors
• Decomposed...

General

• Improves overall texture, spacing, and readability
• Added NPM scripts for building and testing

Kerning and spacing

• Tightened kerning around r, t, f, and l
• Loosened spacing around o
• Improved spacing around n
• Balanced o|v|o kerning
• Widen space glyph
• Balance sidebearings in capitals

Glyphs

• Added division slash

General

• Rewrite type test to better test unusual combinations
• Remove AFM files for simplicity
• Rename fonts to binaries
• Keep UFOs and designspace files in src
• Move Glyphs files to src/glyphs
• Update test strings
• Add Google Analytics code to site
• Update dependencies
• Remediate package vulnerabilities in gulp-notify
• Update and clarify Public Sans license

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• Adds a new python-based build script for generating webfonts and variable fonts. Use /.build.sh from the project directory. Based on https://github.com/thundernixon/googlefonts-qa-template/blob/master/sources/build.sh
• Moves to 2000 UPM
• Adjusts kerning overall
• Improves vertical metrics
• Rounds counters in b, d, p, and q glyphs
• Widens o and e glyphs
• Narrows s glyph...