Ballpoint Regular

by Matthew | Jan 18, 2024 | art, design, news, process

Work in progress of the iteration of the Ballpoint family, extending it to a regular version with a complete character set for all uses.

Work in progress on the iteration of the Ballpoint family; extending it to a regular version with a complete character set for all uses. Currently have the first draft of the upper and lower case letterforms. Next step is refine and balance these forms and then move onto numbers and punctutation. Follow along here and on our socials to watch the progress.

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