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    • Hello there, anyone up for a review, I could use some advice :)

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    in Type Design Critiques
    Hello everyone, so I've decided to go back to this old project of mine, and I'm looking for an honest review, have a good one !






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      /a’s hood could carry more weight, esp. given how the shoulders of /n etc. look. 
      My eye kind of catches on that little notch at top left of /t. 
      The space after /r (as in learning) is a problem. 
      None of the ligatures are working well IMO, may be ripe for a “kill your darlings” exercise. 
      Comma tail and period need to be more substantial. 
    • Posts: 266
      along the same lines as what craig said about the /a and punctuation, the ear of the /g feels a bit light (and will probably be more pronounced if you adjust the others)
      the left sidebearing of /t is a little bit too wide, possibly /v as well
      the overshoot on the bottom of /w may be a bit too much (looking at “were”) but at smaller sizes that is less of a problem
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      edited September 2023
      Not bad overall!
      The /f/ and /t/ strike me as way too narrow. On second thought, this might extend to /i/ and /l/ to a lesser degree. The crossbar of /f/ could use more presence on the left side.
      The /a/ is pretty but feels a bit narrow next to /e/.

    • Posts: 2,967
      I am quite curious about the intended use. The thin strokes are quite light, and the overall weight is as well, which suggests a display face. However, the large x-height and short descenders make it feel like it is proportioned for body text at modest sizes. What did you have in mind?

      Similarly, the general design feels like a classic text face and vaguely reminiscent of Times, but the archaic ct, st, sp and ft ligatures feel like they are coming from somewhere else. (And why no fi and/or ffi ligature?!)

      So, this starts to feel like a good example of why having a design brief is a good thing, even if the typeface is for oneself. Coming up with a design brief might help you focus the design.

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