I choose the blue pill
“Mathilde” font is available in bold
By popular demand, the handwritten, OpenType font “Mathilde” is now available in bold. Read more
Opentype Features in Microsoft Word
OpenType features are a great way to add flexibility to fonts. With them, font creators can add a huge variety of useful options to their fonts. The problem is it’s not always obvious how to make use of these options for the end-user.
Since OpenType is relatively new, many old applications have no options to enable OpenType features–in fact, even most new applications take a selective approach to implementing OpenType features. Worse, those applications which do implement OpenType features haven’t necessarily made it easy for the end-user to figure out. This is especially true in word processing applications.
In this article I will discuss how to enable OpenType features in Microsoft Word.
Read moreTop 10!
I just dug this gem out of a pile of old scan files. This is a newspaper clipping from when I graduated in the top ten from high school, which I pulled off because they stuck me in the stupid-kid classes for 2 out of my 4 years there–I was told it was a mistake–where it was nearly impossible not to get an ‘A’ on every assignment. Anyway, for the blurb I was supposed to list my clubs and achievements, but I was only member to 1 club…
…the Fox Kid’s Club
The club was for a children’s television network which had the most obnoxious announcer ever in the history of children’s network announcers. I was their proudest member, as evidenced by the above.
Well, back to searching for viable images to use on tinkerpix
New Site Launch
Welcome to my new portfolio site! Apologies if it’s a bit sparse. The plan is to fill it to the brim with an eclectic blend of personal and professional work with the ultimate goal of convincing people to hire me.
Convinced? I’m available for hire! Feel free to check out more about what I offer (EDIT: just kidding I have a job now). You can also contact me with any questions, or email me directly: leebatchelor [at] gmail [dot] com.