Hilary Palmén

4/n

From Instagram photo annotation typefaces. Interesting that they mix them with the storied æ in the more formal tyestyles.

#Goobyfont looking....

Mar 22 at 9:38pmWeb
Show threadTiro TypeworksMar 23

@Hilary What languages are you targeting? It is worth bearing in mind that French is the only modern European language in which both æ and œ occur, but even there use of æ is rare.

In Mediaeval and Early Modern Latin texts both occur frequently, but these days ae and oe are strongly preferred.

To my knowledge, very few orthographies anywhere use both these letters.* So the possibility of confuseability of the italic forms is less of a practical concern than one might think simply from looking at the shapes.

* @moyogo can probably identify those that do.

Show threadTiro TypeworksMar 23
@Hilary @moyogo PS. There is also the italic form with the stem of the a preserved; more common in sans serif types. Tricky to manage in heavier weights.
Show threadHilary PalménMar 23
@TiroTypeworks @moyogo I'm learning, my first font, I want to learn lots (its my happy place) so all languages documented in a variation of Latin if my way-out there target. Starting with the few I know. English, French, Swedish. I have used the æ because my brother identifies as a færie and a shaman and is always extremely happy when I use this ligature. I wonder if the LLM can be trusted to speak to 'frequency of use' within a language, or even emergence of new trends in use.