We reviewed the letterforms we had created for the task (above).
Is there a clear difference between regular, bold, light and italic? - I think that the bold isn't bold enough, and the italic needs to be more italicized.
General observations/issues/concerns
- how to bolden without going above x-height or cap-height?
- how to judge what ange to use for italic and how to angle certain areas of the letterform.
- accuracy is difficult
- distinction between types
- hand rendering
Criteria for success or failure
- consistency of modification
- legibility of glyphs
- distinction of 'character'
- accuracy of construction
- work across all glyphs
- do the fonts work as a recognisable family?
Italics
- how big the angle needs to be is based on legibility of the letter
- the angle can't be any higher than 12 degrees, which is seen as the maximum in type.
The letterforms A, b, x and y are ideal for testing because of the range of characteristics they hold.
Things to bear in mind when experimenting:
- how bold can bold be? and the same for light and italic?
- what will you take off what will you add?
- how am I going to modify it?
- how sheer can an italic be?
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