2y ago

Shakespeare Serif - an experimental font based on the First Folio

shkspr.mobi Shakespeare Serif - an experimental font based on the First Folio

Disclaimer! Work In Progress! See source code. I recently read this wonderful blog post about using 17th Century Dutch fonts on the web. And, because I'm an idiot, I decided to try and build something similar using Shakespeare's first folio as a template. Now, before setting off on a journey, it is ...

I've built a new font! Thoughts and feedback on my approach very welcome.

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2y ago

Shakespeare Serif - an experimental font based on the First Folio

shkspr.mobi /blog/2023/07/shakespeare-serif-a-new-font-based-on-the-first-folio/

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Looks nice
- Cheers! I'm hoping to add some more letters and tidy up the rest when I have more time.
  
  This is such a great project! I can see how there’s a little room for clean-up on that long S. Plus the comma-looking apostrophe 😵‍💫. Although maybe that’s how that punctuation mark acted back then?
  
  Nah, that's just me not adjusting the positioning of the apostrophe. Lots of clean-up to do :-)