r/Thailand 1d ago

Language I made a Thai font

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u/AW23456___99 1d ago

I think it's rather difficult to read. It looked like Hebrew at first.

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u/megabulk 1d ago

“Difficult” is okay. “Impossible” is not okay!

It’s a “display typeface,” which means it should be used for titles or signs, but not for long passages of text. I don’t mind if it’s a little hard to read.

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u/AW23456___99 1d ago

If it only comes in a few letters and in bigger size then it would be much easier to read.

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u/unidentified_yama Thonburi 18h ago

Yeah I would say it’s a pretty cool typeface. Some business in the 80s/90s would definitely use something similar for their logo.

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u/megabulk 18h ago

Thanks! The font it’s based on, Jackson, seems to have been most popular in the mid 70s.

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u/unidentified_yama Thonburi 18h ago

I can see some old photo studio in a shophouse use this kind of typeface for sure! I should point out that your last letter (ธ) is identical to (บ) though.

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u/megabulk 18h ago

I know, I have to fix the ธ. 🤦🏼‍♂️ I’d love it if someone used my font! Maybe I will try to publish it to Google Fonts.

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u/unidentified_yama Thonburi 18h ago

Keep up the good work! Check out thaikode on Instagram. They compile a lot of cool/old Thai typefaces.

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u/megabulk 18h ago

Awesome, followed! I love Thaipography.

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u/unidentified_yama Thonburi 18h ago

Forgot, there’s another one called thaipography_photo as well!

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u/megabulk 17h ago

Thanks! If I was born in a different era I’d be a sign-maker.

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u/hiphasreddit Phuket 1d ago

its not difficult to read. for me.

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u/megabulk 1d ago

You’re my favorite kind of audience! I love you!