Feedback for a display typeface

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tersaniko
tersaniko Posts: 9
in Type Design Critiques
Hi! I'm drawing a new display typeface, and this time I thought I'd ask for feedback/advice before I've drawn a huge amount of characters (haha). Any feedback really is welcome.



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  • jeremy tribby
    jeremy tribby Posts: 274
    the uppercase proportions are a bit off. it’s a bit of a hybrid design so “modern” proportions might make some sense but even if that were your intent this is still probably too much. L T E Z are the ones that stand out most. try and get your hands on a copy of a book called “the origin of the serif” if you can - some people disagree with its thesis but it is nonetheless instructive for these kinds of letters (despite, ironically, their lack of serifs). there is also a recent thread here that might be of interest to you and your combination of geometric and roman proportions: https://typedrawers.com/discussion/5359/geometric-construction-of-uppercase-roman-letters#latest


  • Craig Eliason
    Craig Eliason Posts: 1,470
    Curved thicks seem thinner than straight thicks (they need to be mathematically thicker in order to seem optically equal), and thickness of thin bits is still more inconsistent (compare k arm to m shoulders for example). 
    Don't add kerning until last. Nail down the shapes and sidebearings first.
    Tightness of J's hook feels out of place.
  • Thomas Phinney
    Thomas Phinney Posts: 3,024
    The thickness of the thin strokes seems unreasonably inconsistent.

    Very thin are p-g-u-n thin bits. Fine, but...

    Thin bits of a-o-e-c seem significantly heavier.

    Thin bits of cap rounded letters seem like they are probably the exact same thickness as the lowercase. They should be just a tad heavier.

    Straight horizontal elements seem heavier than they ought to be. Like T-E-F. These seem too much heavier than any of the other things mentioned above.

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