OpenType and contemporary Bulgarian Cyrillic. Old and new technologies Cover Image

OpenType и съвременна българска кирилица. Стари и нови технологии
OpenType and contemporary Bulgarian Cyrillic. Old and new technologies

Author(s): Todor Georgiev
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Photography, Architecture, Visual Arts, Higher Education , Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Bulgarian Cyrillic; digital font format; Bezier curves

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the digital font format developed in the late 90s and released in the early 2000s called OpenType and its implementation in general with the emphasis on Bulgarian Cyrillic. Starting from early printing technologies from the 15th century and going through the first digital print and the development of Bezier curves and computer vectors right until the freshest developments and ideas of Variable fonts.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 169-184
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian