This is adorable.

yummy

Yeah, I think paul is right.

can we see some words or lines set in your typeface?

Yes, The 's' could have a bit more weight to fit. And you could peel off a little weight in some of the other glyphs to give them just a little more expression. Not lots; but just enough to help the letters into a cohesive team and to heighten expression. I think the e for instance might help you make a better c. What about a slightly deeper cut under the ball on the lc r? I also echo Paul. And It is still tasty!

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Wow. Now you really see which letters stand out from the rest. Those 'els' (l) are way too heavy huh? The a is holding up pretty well - but I am starting to wonder about a wider opening - and maybe a less tall one. The d needs to be less heavy too -in the bowl & the ascender. I would looks for ways to make the u less like a reversed & flipped n. The big surpise though is the 't'. It is really not fitting. That would be my suggestion as job #1.

Cheers!

Me, too! Very cute. :-)

Now, does anybody else think the s could use some adjusting? To me, it feels like it should be a wee bit darker or thicker, perhaps by modifying the interior curves.

You've got very cute letter forms, but they aren't in balance with one another yet.

The middle of the s is normally thicker rather than thinner than the bends. I don't know how best to fix it, but as others say, it needs fixing. Are your vertical arches thicker than your vertical stems? They usually need to be thicker to look balanced with the stems.

What Paul said

See also the obvious: Cooper black.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/cooper-black/

And maybe as an alternative JP's

http://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/try/CostaPTF
http://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/try/ParisinePTFSombre

Try sketching with a pencil too maybe...

Congradulations!

where does one buy that?

Excellent work, Haley, but I am curious. How old are you, and how many more fonts do you have in your head?

Thanks for the font, Haley. That's very generous of you. I think I'll find some good uses for it.

Sharon

Haley, I just realized you were giving the font away and downloaded it -- thanks so much!

Thanks Haley! Cooper Black has always been my guilty pleasure, now it has a Hello Kitty loving friend.

Thanks love the font it reminds me of mr men for some reason

ps fontplayer you are hilarious.

Really?! It's so hard to judge ages on here.

I'm 22 but I have a degree and a salary!

Well, I just turned 29, have NO degree (trust me, fontwise it definitely shows) & I'm working for a minimum wage... Just goes to show ;-)
BTW, Quincunx, is your avatar a custom font? I simply love it!

Well, let me be the first to say: a job well done!
Any chances you'll be making an entire alphabet? It kind of reminds me of those rulers with stencil letters & I just lóve those!

I've been told that if you re-draw the characters by hand and scan them in it'll be different enough than the original.
I love the fat fonts.

I think in terms of type design everything is based on something else anyway. It has such a rich history and such a limited range of forms I think it's very very hard to make something actually original.

If you base but don't steal I don't see what the big deal is. Esp if you're not interested in monetary gain.

I'm so pro-open-source :)

Here's something I wrote about myself & my work a few months back. It seconds your opinion, Haley, about it being very hard to make anything original... After all, for every single thing there can only be one pioneer.

In my opinion innovation is overrated. Everything has been done before & the only thing left for us to do is to add personal flavour. My work is merely a reflection of personal taste & skills. You can't hide the things that inspire and I've never had the intention to do so in any way. I'm not ashamed of my muse & everything I do can be seen as an ode to her. I can’t take credit for my own work ‘cause even if the apprentice should exceed his master, the honour still belongs to the latter. I’m a thief of ideas. I steal with my eyes the creations of other people’s minds and use their blueprints as my guide. But always with love and respect for what I’ve seen –secretly hoping that one day I too will be copied in some kind of poetic justice where the hunter gets hunted, inspiring others with what I admire and pass the torch, so to speak. I can only pray to become a chackle in the chain of inspiration, bringing life to new creations & encourage them to breed.
Most of my friends & family think of me as being creative, but I beg to differ. I just think I have a good eye for detail & the stamina to apply this to my work. In graphic design you always need to find the right balance between clarity & aesthetics. I always opt in favour for the latter. Even the simplest design can eat up a whole lot of my time 'cause I like to explore all possibilities before settling with a final result & although the last word may suggest otherwise, I'll take quality over quantity anytime.