https://github.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy

Custom font for Ludum Dare
https://github.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy

font ldjam ludum-dare

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Custom font for Ludum Dare

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy
• Owner: mikekasprzak
• License: ofl-1.1
• Created: 2019-05-23T17:14:47.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-09-01T20:34:22.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-27T09:40:16.065Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: font, ldjam, ludum-dare
• Homepage:
• Size: 147 KB
• Stars: 26
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

        
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy/reference/ludumdairy.png)

Ludum Dairy is a typeface by Mike Kasprzak. It ~~is~~ will soon be the font used for Ludum Dare logo on the official game jam website [ldjam.com](https://ldjam.com).

This font is freely available under the SIL OFL license (generally speaking: use it for whatever, just don't sell it).

**DOWNLOADS**: https://github.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy/releases

# Things still to do:

* Kerning

* Punctuation glyphs (`!.,#`)

# Inspirations

The modern Ludum Dare logo began by modifying glyphs from Null by FontFabric. I liked the weight of the font, and some of the thematic notes, specifically the curvyness. It reminded me of the old NASA and CN logos. I took the font in a more curvy direction, and only a handful of glyphs bare resemblence to the original inspiprations.

## Null by FontFabric

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy/reference/reference/null.png)

[NULL by FontFabric](https://www.fontfabric.com/fonts/null/)

Original inspiration for the logo. 

## NASA Logo

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy/reference/reference/nasa.png)

[NASA Logo on Wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Worm_logo.svg)

I've always been a fan of the original NASA logo. The _wormyness_ is a super interesting aesthetic to me. When I first discovered FontFabric's NULL font, I wanted a wormier version of that.

## CN Logo

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikekasprzak/font-ludum-dairy/reference/reference/cn.png)

[CN Logo on Wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CN_Logo.svg)

A fascinating piece on [the CN logo](https://imjustcreative.com/cn-logo-designed-by-allan-fleming/2012/01/01)