IK-bld50 — variable ink-bleed specimen

The bleed is in the outlinesThe bleed is in the outlines

Most inky type is a clean face with a filter over it. Here the swell is compiled into the contours, so it survives export, print, and being set at six points in someone else’s CMS.Most inky type is a clean face with a filter over it. Here the swell is compiled into the contours, so it survives export, print, and being set at six points in someone else’s CMS.

Dry never happensDry never happens

BLED runs 0–100, but the floor of the face is already 50. There is no setting at which this typeface is crisp. That is the whole premise and it is not negotiable.BLED runs 0–100, but the floor of the face is already 50. There is no setting at which this typeface is crisp. That is the whole premise and it is not negotiable.

Mitered, on the second attemptMitered, on the second attempt

The v1 joins rounded off wherever two strokes met, which read as a mistake at display size. The rebuild mitered them and locked the metrics, and picked up @ © ® ™ on the way through.The v1 joins rounded off wherever two strokes met, which read as a mistake at display size. The rebuild mitered them and locked the metrics, and picked up @ © ® ™ on the way through.

Heavy is genuinely heavyHeavy is genuinely heavy

At wght 900 with the bleed up, counters start to close. Small sizes will fill in. Set it big, or keep BLED near the floor and let width do the work instead.At wght 900 with the bleed up, counters start to close. Small sizes will fill in. Set it big, or keep BLED near the floor and let width do the work instead.

Width goes wide, not narrowWidth goes wide, not narrow

75 to 145. The expansion is where the monoline gets interesting; the condensed end is there for utility and stops long before the stroke would collapse.75 to 145. The expansion is where the monoline gets interesting; the condensed end is there for utility and stops long before the stroke would collapse.

Slant reaches −16°Slant reaches −16°

Further than most, on purpose — a monoline has no stress to fight, so the whole face can lean without the joints tearing.Further than most, on purpose — a monoline has no stress to fight, so the whole face can lean without the joints tearing.

It is an experimentIt is an experiment

Free to use, rough in places, and on its second rebuild already. If a glyph looks wrong at the size you need, it probably is — tell me and it gets redrawn.Free to use, rough in places, and on its second rebuild already. If a glyph looks wrong at the size you need, it probably is — tell me and it gets redrawn.