I've liked it since you first posted a sample of it and I hope you find time to finish it one day.
I can see you had some fun with alternates? I really like the \A\ in April (is that a trial for a smallcaps A?). And the Rswash_A ligature, in which I love little loop.

The horizontal connection in the \K\ stands out to me, although I see you have the same line in the \R\. IMHO, I think it's a bit too modern for this typeface. It might work in smaller sizes though.

Perhaps you could redesign your regular R based on the alternate R. Just a thought ;-)

Comments above are very good I think.
The figures are looking especially nice.
Is the mismatch between the top terminal of /C/ and /G/ a problem?
Perhaps try an open loop on /g/
Is the jutting of that /R/ leg going to make spacing really difficult?

Perhaps you could redesign your regular R based on the alternate R. Just a thought ;-)

I thought about commenting on that as well, but it will change the entire style of the face. As it currently is, it's kind of modern, but it will become a lot more retro if frode desides to change that R (and possibly K).

Also, I don't mind the different widths of different characters, as I understand their historical origins. Evening them out will result in a more 'modern' look.

I've always liked the 'double v' take on the \w\. Maybe try to widen it a bit to allow the character to be a bit lighter.

Like this?

Absolutely. Maybe bring that centre up ever so slightly — to me it's dipping below the baseline in some optical illusion. That would be a nice name for the font BTW.

I believe it’s already taken, although not yet released: the proportional non-stencil sibling of Nitti and Stanley. Anyway, I have a name.

I like it, very elegant.

Just a thought: perhaps try a single story a for the roman? Now it's troubling me a bit that italics and roman don't match that well, especially because of the large bowls on the a and g. I prefer the single story a (but without the hook, perhaps a little less round?) as it brings it a bit closer to futura elegance rather than didot elegance. The double story a is a bit too 'nice' and tame, IMHO.

Very nice! Do finish it.

> Kill your darlings, eh?

Not for a display face!

hhp

Hi Frank! Don’t worry, I’m not! I actually just got a (somewhat angry) mail from them. What do you guys think about that? The selection of ultralight stressed sans serifs is rather slim, and I wasn’t aware of Sangbleu Sans until very late in the process. If this was a regular weight grotesque or humanist I don’t think anyone would worry about being to close to something else. None of my shapes were inspired by Sangbleu — in fact this started out as more of a "fixing Fashion Thin" thing. I drew inspiration from Futura (rythm) and Neutraface (lowercase), Optima and Peignot (stress) and a bunch of concepts I’ve been wanting to explore that people said you shouldn’t, particulary retaining the geometry in the cursive.

Hope the US is treating you well, btw!

I wouldn't say that. They're talented guys.

a bunch of concepts I’ve been wanting to explore that people said you shouldn’t, particulary retaining the geometry in the cursive http://typophile.com/node/74092

Which you egregiously achieved. But have you though or tried to rotate the stress’ axis?

This is very nice, and I see the Optima influence here. To me the only similarity to Sang Bleu is the weight. Keep on.

… have you though or tried to rotate the stress’ axis?
Yes, some of the letters breaks free from the typical stress.

What is the resolution of the grid?
A little unorthodox, but I needed more precision: 3000 upm

To me the only similarity to Sang Bleu is the weight.
Thanks for the support.

I’m really happy for any comments on the shapes, well anything really. I’ll try my hands at some of the suggestions above tomorrow. Keep in mind this is a poster size typeface.

How often do you need to emphasize an uppercase word in a headline?

I wonder if he meant as a way to distinguish the italic from the roman (in the absence of distinct geometry).

How often do you need to emphasize an uppercase word in a headline?

That’s what I meant :-)
And italics could be used for more than emphasis, especially in headlines. For example, something like this:

The axe is buried

That's great news. The world of type is more than big enough for this great typeface and the very good Sangbleu Sans to peacefully coexist.

‘Anybody who rides a bike is a friend of mine.’

The very same! It prefaces Naïve. Super by Erlend Loe, which you may have read.

It's good to hear things are settled then.

I love the contrast, but I think it should be
more circular - it looks flat at the thick parts.

hhp

Better?

Thanks. You like the contrast, I can always polish and the opticals.

Frode, this is looking gorgeous indeed! I couldn't see a similarity to Sang Bleu aside from it's weight.

Keep it up and will be looking forward to this.

It's not a bug, it's a feature! ;-)