Jasper de Waard · Type designer

  • Re: Display Serif w/ tall letters

    Not bad, but if you want this to really be a good and useful typeface, you should probably slow down a little. Proportions still need some work. A K M N W X and Y are a bit narrow. S might be a bit w…
  • Re: Display Serif w/ tall letters

    Very nice! Great improvements overall. I'm not sure about the new P, I think I liked the old one better. The key in type design is to know when to stick to the rule (in this case: a high waist) …
  • Re: White on black

    Maybe you're right. It would make for a nicely concise explanation. On the other hand... Von Helmholtz (the guy who coined the term 'irradiation illusion') is a scientist that is still…
  • Re: White on black

    The reason for that tone is that I was somewhat skeptical of the extend to which this is a visual effect (i.e. something to do with the way the eyes and brain perceive things), as opposed to a more …
  • White on black

    Some type designers are cleverly making use of the rise in popularity of dark mode interfaces. They're arguing that type looks different white on black (as usually in dark mode) compared to blac…
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