I forgot to mention one thing. I’ve included both regular and roudned versions. I think the rounded version is a little easier on the eyes. Let me know what you think

Miles Newlyn’s Sabbath Black immediately comes to mind.
Yours is more distressed and uses simpler forms and I
think that works well. Yes, the rounded edges are more
appropriate for the theme, which I think of more as
stamped and worn rather than stenciled.

The ‘u’ and ‘v’ could use some more differentiation.
Note how Newlin adds a flourish to his ‘v’ and a foot
on the ‘u’ to make them distinguishable forms.

Overall it’s pretty cool and I can see it used in a variety
of ways — both with the classic history in mind and in
more grunge/punk DIY pieces.

Stephen

> I’m posting the completed lowercase set before

Good idea — caps are secondary anyway — numerals tertiary.

First of all, the rounded form isn’t just “easier on the eyes”, it seems much more authentic too. So that’s what I’m looking at. What I see is that it works quite well, I’m just unsure about the “downhill”s on the “f” and “t”. And I agree with Stephen that there’s a problem with the “u”/”v”. What really needs the most work though are the “s” and “z”. BTW, I think you forgot the smooth the tail of the “j”.

hhp

Hi,

I’m sorry but I mostly desagry with precedent post.
I really like the idea, but what interest me in your font is the reinterpretation of historical reference, adapt to a more modern aesthetic.

It’s the reason why I prefer the first version, more geometrical. The result is more unique, less revival, more inspired.
I don’t like the round vervion, it’s make no sens for me.

I am personnaly a fan of stencil font and I think you should go further that way.
To do so, you could try to regulate the space between part of the same glyph. For example, the

Andy, I think this is really sweet. And I, unlike
Anouk, love the Rounded version. I think that, your historical inspiration aside, the Rounded is more true to the finished result of what this is

Hi Andy. I think this project would be worth finishing, I like the second/less angular
version best. u and v are a bit to close in form, s and z could use a little closing up.
Are you doing any caps? How about a unicase instead of caps?