It's been ages since I last unpublished this and it has changed so much! Please please please please I need feedback for (one of?) my first true blue blackletter (lol pun) font.
Strong and sophisticated work. A good midpoint you’ve reached, I’d say.
You really need someone like wolfkrim’s advice on the caps. I appreciate the legibility cues suited for contemporary eyes in the uppercase, though you may find interest in exploring more traditional, and/or stylized approaches. The R seems to be a good candidate for this. What works for me about the K feels too cramped here. A descender or swash-legged R, perhaps? Longer strokes and certain finials are all opportunity to give the impression of the speed and movement of a deftly wielded pen. In this way, I like the little back-ticks which finish certain strokes.
The t’s crossbar feels too heavy to me. I would raise it up to the x-height, as well. Fraktur-style x is never easy. I think this one is both too narrow and (as a result?) too bold.
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Love it! Great work, and great black! 10/10
You really need someone like wolfkrim’s advice on the caps. I appreciate the legibility cues suited for contemporary eyes in the uppercase, though you may find interest in exploring more traditional, and/or stylized approaches. The R seems to be a good candidate for this. What works for me about the K feels too cramped here. A descender or swash-legged R, perhaps? Longer strokes and certain finials are all opportunity to give the impression of the speed and movement of a deftly wielded pen. In this way, I like the little back-ticks which finish certain strokes.
The t’s crossbar feels too heavy to me. I would raise it up to the x-height, as well. Fraktur-style x is never easy. I think this one is both too narrow and (as a result?) too bold.
Keep going, DuDe!
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