Template guides

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Custom changes and freedom of modifying are great options but typeface design needs some constraints. I suggest that you make default element sizes templates to choose at start. Standard height, descender, ascender e.g. dimensions (every font style has it's own) that will make good start up guides. High quality fonts are recognized by small perfections and with other options prototypo is a great tool for experimenting the limits and possible tweaks but to stay at the area of "good taste" these templates would be directions to quality. Typeface is like a cake, if you add too much or not enough of some ingredients the taste is corrupted and will never win the first prize. Yes, the fonts are loaded in their original sizes but the problem is when you start with changes it is easy to lose original shape and with the guides it would be easier to correct some of the less professional fonts. This is just my humble opinion. Another option regarding the templates would be to choose standard thicknesses. Best usage of this app for typeface designers as I see it is to open your font design in default thickness, style - regular and to have the option to add thin, bold, black, extra bold, styles and to save the time needed to produce it in the classic way.