I'm just beginning to design a typeface. So far I've managed to make my way through the alphabet and numbers. Now I'm stumped by the punctuation.
Does anyone have any guide, tips or resources on designing these? I would especially like to know if there is any kind of logic, or best practices for the sizing, placement, spacing and so on of punctuation. A testing text would be nice too especially for the punctuation in use (English is my only language!), I have tried to look at the typefaces I have but there doesn't seem to be strong consistency!
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http://www.microsoft.com/typography/developers/fdsspec/overview.aspx
But it is usually a little too small (and high), for a period... then the comma has to look about as good as the period does with UC, lc, and figs,, and then the MS doc... And then punctuation leads to accents.
[ ] { } ( ) $^* †‡·¶ ¦° « ‹ › »
So far I am just following precedents in similar typefaces.
For instance, I match the dollar symbol to the default figure style, according to whether that is lining or oldstyle.
I also make the “S” part of $ without “overshoots”, because the bar makes it look tall anyway.
But that may not be appropriate to a didone style or Thin weight.