Basmachi
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Basmachi is a Central-Asian flavoured typeface inspired by Cyrillic titling fonts in popular use in Kazakhstani public schools. -
Info:Created on 9th October 2009. Last edited on 10th December 2012.
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Some feedback:
• Would you alter (or add some alternates for) the F, f, and r,? Lacking a heavy calligraphic semi-serif (e.g. as in the i) they appear too light and break from the brushstroke rendering that makes this font so grand.
• The f might benefit form a descender and maybe a heavy ascender echoing the h.
• I think your t is certainly unique, but could benefit from some asymmetry to go with the brisk right-leaning movement of the set.
• I really like how the a, b, d, p, q have unique counter shapes...but perhaps there’s another variation that will finesse that g.
Still – brilliant!!!
It certainly works for me, for I am kazakh, but does letter "T" look like a "T" for latin alphabet users?
Many thanks for your comments and support!
architaraz, that's true. I was really heavy into the 'authenticity' of the font at the time, I think. Perhaps I might make a more 'Latin-friendly' variant with just the right-hand descender?
UPDATE: Yeah, just the right-hand descender looks kind of weird. I used the tail end, though, on the main stem; looks a lot better now. Also, will.i.aum - you were right, the asymmetric 't' looks a lot better. Now the real toughie - do I replace the Cyrillic equivalent or not? I rather like my top-heavy 'т'...
Would flipping latin "T" horizontally be more suitable?
The sassy and smart one
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