The font nerd at the print shop taught me to test my type at 9pt first | Crafting With Code

Aaron Smith · 2026-10-24T19:55:04.621969+00:00

Was picking up proofs last Tuesday and the guy running the press glanced at my display face and asked if I'd looked at it at 9pt yet, not 72. He was right, my thin strokes vanished and I spent the afternoon thickening two glyphs. What size do you all proof at before you trust a typeface?

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