> Source Sans was the perfect foundation for Nebula Sans because it shares many primary characteristics with Whitney SSm, our previous brand typeface
One differing characteristic presumably being requiring payment to Hoefler & Co.
Their video explains it way further and is worth a watch.suprisingly captivating. (You can select no and view it without paying)
https://nebula.tv/videos/nebula-sans?ref=nebulasans
It's also worth watching this video if you are interested in how this works.
https://youtu.be/J06tluN7rtE
It's a super interesting video on the history of fonts and how digitizing it works.
* Monotype
> Source Sans was the perfect foundation for Nebula Sans because it shares many primary characteristics with Whitney SSm, our previous brand typeface
One differing characteristic presumably being requiring payment to Hoefler & Co.