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Re: Norse Sans, Geometric & Grotesque
I don't get the hard turns of j and t, especially given your f. Two story a, W, and m are way too wide. 4 would be better balanced if its left stroke leaned in.1 -
Re: 1.5 stories g'
I think a contributor to that effect is the way the right side of the bolder letter approximates the stem of a single-story /g/ more closely--i.e. you could draw a straight vertical line down its ma…1 -
Re: 1.5 stories g'
On old Typophile threads I recall that style being called a Danish g.2 -
Re: Aspects of quality for a typeface
I suppose it goes under aforementioned quality of drawing, but also important is awareness of and adjustments for optical illusions (horizontal vs. diagonal vs. vertical thicknesses, overshoots, x-of…4 -
Re: Freitag — toying around with a geometric display sans
Really? I would expect relatively big x-height for text, and showy exaggeration for display. I like the middle one best and don't get the "small enough to look like a mistake" feeling from…1
