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by NorFonts
26 Mar 2025, 20:05
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Score Modern - a text font
Replies: 8
Views: 130777

Re: Score Modern - a text font

No need for those files ;-)
by NorFonts
26 Mar 2025, 18:58
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Score Modern - a text font
Replies: 8
Views: 130777

Re: Score Modern - a text font

OCTO, your fonts are always on point! You’re making some seriously cool designs. I’d like to make a small tweak to the kernings. Once I’ve got it sorted, I’ll post the correction here. Many thanks.
by NorFonts
22 Mar 2025, 17:18
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico
Replies: 5
Views: 44848

Re: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico

Bravo Nordine! I like the more heavy lines, particularly it is obvious in the Ferneyhough example. It is almost needed in order to balance the font. I think you use Old Standard as a font type, which is somehow too thin and sharp-elegant. Check my Old Music Standard, try it with your examples. Glad...
by NorFonts
16 Mar 2025, 11:32
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico
Replies: 5
Views: 44848

Re: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico

Hi Roland, Thanks for your encouragements :-D Well, my goal with each NorFonts font I have previously designed and especially this design was to achieve a balance of elegance and meticulous craftsmanship. To ensure its versatility, I'm providing three weight options at an accessible price point. The...
by NorFonts
13 Mar 2025, 14:33
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: “Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico
Replies: 5
Views: 44848

“Vintage Plate”: My new SMuFL Font for Dorico

Hi, I am pleased to announce the release of my latest engraver font, Vintage Plate, which features three styles: Standard, Heavy, and Lighter. These styles accurately capture the vintage aesthetic of smooth music notation. Below are some PDF excerpts for your reference: https://norfonts.ma/en/wp-con...
by NorFonts
16 Sep 2024, 10:46
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: The End of FINALE
Replies: 43
Views: 928000

Re: The End of FINALE

Out of topic (maybe):

— Don't you think that Sibelius might have the same end like Finale in the next 10 years or so? I feel that Dorico will be an all time winner.
by NorFonts
06 Sep 2024, 18:03
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography
Replies: 6
Views: 24802

Re: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography

Found it, here is an example:
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too bad the half-note is too flat so the stem doesn't connect correctly when two voices share the same pitch.
by NorFonts
06 Sep 2024, 17:52
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography
Replies: 6
Views: 24802

Re: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography

will post something similar to the "Agate Round" model, will search and post an example here.
by NorFonts
24 Aug 2024, 08:10
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Vintage BH: New SMuFL Fonts
Replies: 6
Views: 25386

Re: Vintage BH: New SMuFL Fonts

Thanks for all your comments and remarks, I appreciate it.

Please note that I've tried to emulate exactly the music notation style of Breitkopf & Härtel, that's why you see those uncommon shapes.