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Simple, neat, serifed font with basic latin characters. Comments/suggestions are welcome :) -
Info:Created on 21st August 2010. Last edited on 31st May 2011.
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I'm trying to create other glyphs too.
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I am happy you liked it. Other glyphs are under construction.
@Frodo7: Huge Thanks for your comment and pointing the mistakes here. This is some irresponsible fontstruction by me.
I have made changes and added other characters. What do you think about the newly added characters?
• Apply some trapping to where the two curves meet on your B and both sides of your 8.
• Shift the beak on your S to the left until optically balanced with the (potential) overshoot below it. Also applies to G. Lowercase seems to work well without this optical correction.
• L feels a bit too wide. D, G, O, Q, T feel a bit too narrow. Y could use a lower crotch like M (at least like X).
• e, m, o, w look too narrow. c, v, x appear slightly too wide.
• I suggest you remove the serifs from the bottom of V and v. The lower right serif on N is too big and/or unnecessary.
• You can get away with the creative Mm pairing, but I think Ss and Ww need to be more closely aligned. S is easy, just stick with the cool angled spine of s (whichever angle is most appropriate, that is). If you can’t make a fitting w with straight lines, give it the lower-right serif of your u.
• Try raising the ascender height for b, d, h, k, l by one brick.
• You may want to match the ascender treatment on these characters to your l (ell).
• In fact, and this is a stylistic choice, the baseline serifs on your lowercase (h, k, m, n) can be similarly one-sided. Take m for example: the left-most vertical stroke should terminate in a symmetrical serif, but the middle and right-most strokes can terminate in serifs that points only to the right. Done properly, this makes for more attractive and dynamic forms and improves legibility.
These are all my opinions, and very nit-picky critiques at that. But I feel strongly that such a promising and already successful design deserves equally diligent revision and refinement!
This shows that you are an expert in typography and also a good person. Certainly this work needs refinement. I shall solve the issues one by one.
Just have to say I simply love your use of curved bricks to soften the serifs and other angles where possible. Such a small choice in scale, but so utterly effective in giving en simple serif character. :)
Please take my critiques under consideration and feel empowered to make the final calls as you see fit. I thank you for your kind words and look forward to future editions!
several updates:
4 modified
0 has been made narrower without a crossbar
Trapping done for B,3,8
S,C modified to fit s,c respectively
D,G,O,Q widened
Y crotch modified
V,v bottom serif removed
N also modified
b, d, h, k, l height increased
m,w,e,o widened
v,x modified to look narrower
:D
Maybe add trapping (correct term?) to the m. I honestly don't love the current style.
10/10 anyways. Superb.
@Frodo7: Again Thanks!!! Its You who inspired me to complete the whole set
@meek: Thanks for the Top Pick
@thalamic: lol :D. Is my comment so silly? :-)
@BanjoZebra: Thanks for your suggestion. I thought of improving the m. But, left it as it is because it is the characteristic glyph of this font.
As of now basic latin set has been completed.
Enjoy!!!
very very strong work here BRAVO!
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