New font for critique/comment - Holt

Posted by sweck in

13 Jun 2012 — 12:27pm

Hi, I have a font here that I've been working on and would love critique. Ideas for improvement? Just chuck it in the trash? Thanks!

sim
15 Jun 2012 — 5:39am

Some good thinks in this. At first glance I find the /f,t,y/ terminal too short. The spin of the /Ss/ is too squeeze in the middle, the horizontal of the /2,7/ is too thick and probably the stem of the /1,4/ too also too thick. the /m,n/ should be copy from the /h/ where the stem meet the curve. I prefer the shoulder of the /h/ compare to the the /m,n/. /bdgpq/ seems too wide compare to the /o,e,c/. Finally, compare the terminal of the /c,e/ it should be in the same way. Keep going.

sweck
15 Jun 2012 — 8:07am

Hey, Sim - thanks for you time and comments! I'll get some more work done on it and re post soon.

sweck
15 Jun 2012 — 7:03pm

It's really amazing how you can look at something for so long and then someone points out an obvious flaw that's been there all along and you think "how could I have missed that?" Thanks again, Sim for the feedback - some of the items you pointed out really made me redo quite a few letters and I like it better. Would love any other comments big or small - very helpful. Here's the updated font.