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> I think it was the first glyph I drew. Ah. That reinforces the dumping suggestion. :-( IIRC, according to Carter a text face starts with an “n” (meaning: something bland). > I thought I’d made it pretty loose already! Have you printed it? Because a text face always seems too loose when viewed large on-screen. BTW, I personally like the “J”. hhp

Some update - ’g’ is redrawn, first versions of accents and fractions added. I think the sloped bar of fractions has too much weight - is it?

/q/ looks much better. I don’t think the thickness you’ve added along the bottom of /g/ looks good.

Thanks, Danny- And merry Christmas. I really started this font from that ’cardinal’ -fleuron, but now (after a hefty Jule meal) I am seriously thinking of italics, and weights as well…

Right, that sample is 10/13pt and to me the spacing when printed looks generous. Need to develop my eye a bit it seems :) I’ll set a sample in smaller sizes and take it from there.

“I meant that it wasn’t as condensed as many of the trendy text faces” Ahh. Yes. I like the boxy/not-so-narrow proportions. Maybe they’re part, though, of what makes this seem to target smaller point sizes than you wanted? Not sure. “I did try flaring the T and it looked rubbish.” It’s probably good. It was more of a gut reaction on my part upon comparing with...

It’s not a bad idea per se, but I think the poor K feel a little lonely, being the only one... ;-)

Apart from the K!

Thanks. Good calls on the “æ” and “d.” Didn’t even see that. Your accent comments got me thinking about punctuation and diacritics altogether. I made some adjustments to get them more “in line” with the warmth that you pointed out. (rounding and tapering...new ones in black) Those extras are so open to interpretation, yet at the same time bound by some strict guidelines....

I like the face, although it doesn’t remind me too much of Caslon. The lower case is closer to Garamond... and the upper case isn’t even old style!