Prompt 02: CUTE - packets

The CUTE, “Conditions d'utilisations typographiques engageantes” (engaging typographic conditions for use) were developed between 2022 and 2024 by Bye Bye Binary. The Franco-Belgian collective is invested in proliferating a specific post-binary typographic practice. The CUTE stipulates under which conditions the fonts can be used and modified. CUTE insists on sharing packages that include documentation, source files, etc., rather than single font files. Their argument is, that in this way also typographic knowledge and post-binary practice are being shared. See also Prompt 01 and Prompt 13.

Could it be helpful to ask reluctant authors to share some histories and contexts in which the object has been created?

Partager les dossiers complets

La fonte est un logiciel composé d’éléments de dessins vectoriels, mais aussi de lignes de code décrivant son comportement et de documentation permettant de comprendre son contexte de création [lexique : paquet]. Pour le partage et la transmission des savoirs, ce sont tous ces ingrédients qui ont intérêt à voyager avec le fichier de fonte. En ce sens, pour chaque copie, partage ou redistribution, il est important de bien prendre soin de l’ensemble.

Share complete packages (translation)

A font is a piece of software made up of vector drawing elements, as well as lines of code describing its behaviour and documentation providing an understanding of the context in which it was created. [lexicon: package] For the purposes of sharing and passing on knowledge, these are all ingredients that should travel with the font file. In this sense, for each copy, sharing or redistribution, it is important to take good care of the whole.

Source: Bye Bye Binary, CUTE (Conditions d’Utilisations Typographiques Engageantes V.01), 2024. Download PDF