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by IdreesInc 854 days ago
Thanks for the in-depth comment, it's definitely been a balancing act trying to determine how to handle things like the diagonals/curves. I originally made things more "curvy", but it made the font look similar to comic sans or other handwriting fonts for some reason. Perhaps a sharper curve algorithm would avoid this, though the "angular" look does make this font into something a bit more unique than the other programming fonts available.
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Happy to help! Font design isn't easy, but it's very rewarding. You might look at the famous Eurostile font which does a kind of "rounded rectangle" style of curves which might work well here.

One more note -- I think this font actually works great as a display typeface. The octagonal angles and exaggerated stem connection give it a ton of personality, and display typefaces used for headings, titles, packaging, etc. are where personality is more important than readability.

So I think you've produced something really cool -- just not necessarily as a coding font!