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Re: Critique on Hebrew design wanted
Regarding what I wrote above about the Mem Sofit appearing narrow and the sidebearings of the square letters, I meant to add that the Mem Sofit, being the only “fully closed” letter with two vertical…2 -
Re: Critique on Hebrew design wanted
Andreas, I need to ask a fundamental question: What is the purpose of your type? If your intent is to use it for Bible and liturgy, you will need to become schooled in the two kinds of diacritics: th…6 -
Re: Critique on Hebrew design wanted
This is one of my Prague fonts, which I mentioned above. It’s an interpretation of types that appeared in several publications of Abraham Cohen, in 1530. The leftward slant was typical of the Ashkena…4 -
Re: Critique on Hebrew design wanted
This is a nice start, Andreas. The general impression I get is that the font is somewhat wobbly, with some letters being slightly right-leaning (alef, bet, zayin, tet, kaf, kaf sofit, mem sofit, nun …2 -
Re: Sharp S can appear at start of word
I’m grateful to @Helmut Wollmersdorfer for furnishing the reference works. I have to admit that I never paid much attention to the post-WWII German Yiddish reference books, though I have read many sc…1