Lowercase a,b,c Doric typeface development. When designing the school children's lettering into digital fonts, it became clear that this font does not suit symmetry, as soon as this is imposed the charm and the rustic edges ‘jar’ and the Doric character is forced. I now know I can go back into vector but apply jaunty angles, rough edges and handmade embellishments within the characters. This is more in keeping with the ethos of the Doric spoken word. Each oval placed within the counters are at varying angles to represent the different pronunciations and quirks within the dialect. Counters within lowercase a = minus: 20 degrees b, d, p q are all -15 degrees Straight lines have been banished within letterforms to align with the fluidity and cadence of the spoken word. Letterforms have a softened edge, not hard edge as the language has a gentle lilt 'Bouba' from research, not ‘kiki’.