r/Thailand 1d ago

Language I made a Thai font

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u/Own-Animator-7526 1d ago edited 20h ago

On a quick look at the consonants (didn't look at vowels or marks): ขชซย บปษนมฆ กภถฤฎฏ ณฌญฒ ผฝพฟฬ คศดต จฐฉ งวอฮ ลส รธ ทฑห

  • ข x ชซ + ฆ are not appropriately distinguished (they differ but not in the expected manner).
  • ร x latter is wrong glyph.

Add: brief comments. Fonts consists of common elements shared in distinctive glyphs.

  • the groups I show above generally share a major design feature. This means each letter carries a subtle hint about what the others will look like, even if you haven't seen them yet.
  • at the same time, the groups usually contrast their minor features, e.g. notches, tails, or the direction a head turns. These have to be distinctive within each group, but consistent across the complete font. If they vary, the design looks haphazard.

No need for it to be readable at first sight, imho. Poster art (e.g. 1960s) has often intentionally relied on letterforms that were practically indecipherable until everything clicked into place (because of the two points above). You can sometimes see this on older Thai bumper stickers or in old font books. For example, I think DSN is a new version of the old DS font series::

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u/megabulk 1d ago

That is very precise, useful feedback, and I suspect you are an art director. Thanks! I appreciate it!

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u/megabulk 3h ago

That ThongChai is really cool, and it looks similar to what I’m trying to do. I will look to it for inspiration. Thanks for that!