Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals

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5 total messages Started by David_R_Jenkins Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:25

#1070

Author: David_R_Jenkins
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:25

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The same font names (Minion Pro Regular, Minion Pro Italic, Minion Pro Medium, Semibold, Bold, etc., etc.) show up in both the Minion Pro package that comes with CS/CS3 and in the Minion Pro Opticals collection. Same with the Condensed families. Are these the same fonts, or is there something different about the ones that are included in the Opticals collections?

Re: Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals

#1075

Author: Thomas_Phinney
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:06

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They are the same ones. The Minion Pro fonts that do not have an optical size indicator in their name are optimized for normal text sizes of about 10-14 points.

Note that virtually all fonts are by their very nature designed and spaced to work best at some particular size range. It's just a question of what that size range is and whether the type foundry is clear and specific about it.

See also: <http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/opticalsize.html> for more information on optical sizes.

Regards,

T

Re: Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals

#1076

Author: David_R_Jenkins
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:50

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I'm all too well aware of optical size, I'm moving from my beloved Minion Multiple Master to OpenType Pro (sniff).

Re: Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals

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Author: Neil_Keller
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:44

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Then I would go for the Opticals versions for the most versatility.

Neil

Re: Minion Pro vs Minion Pro Opticals

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Author: Thomas_Phinney
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:25

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Sorry, David, you have my sympathies on the MMs. I hope the opticals info is helpful to other folks.

Regards,

T

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