Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I’m a software designer by trade, and I enjoy drawing letters on the side. I’ve been lurking in this forum for a while, and now the moment to start posting has come for me too.
I’m attaching a pdf showing the sans I’m currently working on: Lagu. This is not my very first work with type, but it’s my first large family starting completely from scratch, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Comments
Pay more attention to counter size.
Get one weight's alphabet working well before further expanding the weights and character set.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/berthold/cosmos-pro/
@Craig Eliason
Those thin terminals are one of the details that made me sweat the most. Do you mean they should be thicker and less quirky, closer to what Alex has posted?
@George Thomas
I see what you're saying, I'll work on it.
@Marc Oxborrow
I had never seen Cosmos, thanks for the heads up.
@Alex Kaczun
Thank you for the picture, it really helps a lot! The counters do look a lot better there. The peculiar curve on the terminal of the /a (and other letters) was a choice, but I can see how it makes it hard to stay consistent in every glyph, so I may need to rework that.
One thing beginners tend to neglect, though it's crucially important, is the size for which this is intended. That decision might steer whether the /a/ should be more like the /g/ or vice versa.
I think the taper is a bit too thin, as others have pointed out. How about this? I think better. —Alex
@Alex Kaczun
The idea behind Lagu was to create a hybrid between contemporary geometric typefaces (e.g., Gotham, Proxima Nova) and faces with a stronger contrast (Optima). Seeing Cosmos for the first time now is a bit of a bummer, although certainly helpful. I really appreciate your advice on how to differentiate Lagu more. Although the flairs in your latest picture may go too far from the edgy sans look I had in mind (especially on the /L/), that's definitely a great direction for me to start exploring again.
BTW this reminds me of my submission to the Canberra type design competition: http://luc.devroye.org/HrantPapazian-Griffin-CanberraCompetitionTypeface-2013b.png