Robert Martinez
2014-07-14 20:59:38 UTC
In case anybody on this list knows if something can be done about a
thing that bothers me; Can my government [1] commission the creation of
a font and not have the rights for it? I'd love to see a big OFL stamp
on it.
The font license says:
'Copyright (c) 2011 Juergen Huber, Martin Wenzel'
Here is what those authors say:
'... The project was to cover all communication issued by the government
and their ministries, online or offline, national or international. It
was a demanding and interesting task. Though we were accustomed to
working on projects like these for corporations, we were now asked to
design for the people ' [2]
[1] http://www.bundesregierung.de
[2]
http://ilovetypography.com/2014/07/12/bundessans-and-bundesserif-truly-democratic-typefaces/
Robert
thing that bothers me; Can my government [1] commission the creation of
a font and not have the rights for it? I'd love to see a big OFL stamp
on it.
The font license says:
'Copyright (c) 2011 Juergen Huber, Martin Wenzel'
Here is what those authors say:
'... The project was to cover all communication issued by the government
and their ministries, online or offline, national or international. It
was a demanding and interesting task. Though we were accustomed to
working on projects like these for corporations, we were now asked to
design for the people ' [2]
[1] http://www.bundesregierung.de
[2]
http://ilovetypography.com/2014/07/12/bundessans-and-bundesserif-truly-democratic-typefaces/
Robert