Design information

Judy reconsiders the comprehensive battle between legibility and aesthetic representation in modern type. Inspired by the bureaucracy of highway signage in the United States and building upon decades of history, Judy was first developed as part of a year-long Capstone project examining the efficacy of legibility testing on digital letterforms. After months of sketching and extensive research, Judy was first developed digitally in October 2023, being further improved on for six months and having its first public release in May 2024.Download ↗

Release date

2024

Version

β 1.2

Design

Hanna Salzman

Advisor

Derin Korman

Acknowledgements

Michael Russem
Katherine Small Gallery
Matthew Carter
Judy Salzman

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Judy is currently in its beta release. The current version comes with the 52 letters of the Latin alphabet (upper and lower case), numbers 0 through 9, and 38 special characters and symbols on the standard English Latin keyboard. More characters are currently being designed and will be added to future releases, which you can access on this page.Download to your device ↗

You can use the current version for free by entering $0 when prompted on the checkout page, and are encouraged to use it in any documents, mockups, or projects you wish, so long as they are for non-commercial purposes. For additional licensing or if you have any questions about whether a specific case is permitted, please email [email protected] ↗

Specimen

The following pamphlet was produced as part of the Capstone presentation. If you are having trouble viewing the specimen, please click here to view it in a new tab.