I’ve designed several typefaces for clients who wanted something “similar to” an existing typeface. I’ll do it, as long as the typeface in question is suitably generic. The situation is usually that … (View Post)
@"Kieran Burr" My pleasure! I completely relate to the feeling of laying your work bare for all to see and criticize, but just know that nobody here is judging you. We all started somewhere… (View Post)
Hi Kieran, welcome to the board! Here's my 2 cents on your typefaces. Laura: * Vertical serifs on letters like E, F, L, as well as horizontal serifs on A, V, W, Y, feel a little weak compared to the … (View Post)
I wonder if something in between the two versions of the 5 might be even better? And the 3 currently has a top curve, and then a bottom piece that springs off of it at an angle. I wonder if it might … (View Post)
@"Rob Barba" I'd have done exactly what you did. Helped the client out by doing a little more research (I think it's reasonable that a lay person didn't know to look at the meta data) and t… (View Post)
FWIW Fontspring usually gets new fonts posted in a day or two. And the royalties are better. If you’re spending time and money marketing your new work MyFonts might not be the best place to launch a … (View Post)
Sorry, that was then, it would be too much of a chore to revisit, I have some new ideas that interest me more, plus doing a variable version of Beaufort is my present chore. (View Post)
A few changes, mainly small with a number of notable exceptions. The OS /8 has been redrawn; and I've been experimenting with an ascender on the OS /4, which I didn't expect to like as much as I do. (View Post)