Feedback on music typeface
Posted: 18 Apr 2024, 09:19
Dear everyone,
About two years ago I decided to try to learn how to draw in a graphic design app (Affinity) to try to draw some music symbols. I had the idea that if I would manage, I could use these in my engraving work in Dorico. It got a bit out of hand, and it became a hobby I would occasionally work on if I had some free time. By now I have drawn a font of almost 800 characters. I managed to figure out how to scale and place the characters in the Glyphs app, and how to write a JSON file (thanks mostly to the article by Ben Byram-Wigfield!), so I can now actually use this typeface in Dorico.
My question to you is if you would be willing to have a look at what I've made? My goal was to match the music typeface as much as possible in atmosphere and design to the text typeface I use; Lava by Peter Biľak (Typotheque). I love the clarity and simple elegance of this typeface. I'd be very interested to hear your opinion, especially if you are critical about anything. I'd love to improve it further if necessary.
I've attached two pages from scores I recently typeset with my typeface, and also a PDF containing all the glyphs. If there is anything else I can share to give you more examples, then please let me know.
Since for some symbols I've used glyphs taken from text typefaces that I own (and have paid for), this font can not be sold to others. It was never my goal to make it commercially available, I use it for my own engraving work only.
Thank you and all the best!
Lodewijk
About two years ago I decided to try to learn how to draw in a graphic design app (Affinity) to try to draw some music symbols. I had the idea that if I would manage, I could use these in my engraving work in Dorico. It got a bit out of hand, and it became a hobby I would occasionally work on if I had some free time. By now I have drawn a font of almost 800 characters. I managed to figure out how to scale and place the characters in the Glyphs app, and how to write a JSON file (thanks mostly to the article by Ben Byram-Wigfield!), so I can now actually use this typeface in Dorico.
My question to you is if you would be willing to have a look at what I've made? My goal was to match the music typeface as much as possible in atmosphere and design to the text typeface I use; Lava by Peter Biľak (Typotheque). I love the clarity and simple elegance of this typeface. I'd be very interested to hear your opinion, especially if you are critical about anything. I'd love to improve it further if necessary.
I've attached two pages from scores I recently typeset with my typeface, and also a PDF containing all the glyphs. If there is anything else I can share to give you more examples, then please let me know.
Since for some symbols I've used glyphs taken from text typefaces that I own (and have paid for), this font can not be sold to others. It was never my goal to make it commercially available, I use it for my own engraving work only.
Thank you and all the best!
Lodewijk