I probably have to find a new design, probably something less modern and with a better visible arrow to be better recognizable at the small font sizes used here. Now that I know the workflow that’s not a big deal anymore.
Thanks for pointing out . Still work in progress but for the next iteration I will care about this from the beginning. Maybe I do the moon phase symbols by myself as well, then I have only to match 2 font sizes and not 3.
It is not necessarily about serif v sans serif but whether or not the type fits the project. (There are other styles as well.)
As for the time symbols, I would differentiate the pair a bit more. Right now, they look almost the same given their size. I suggest that you use existing day planners, carbon or digital, for inspiration. Many of them are done well. Edit: Sorry to mislead you . That I have seen good examples does not mean they are easy to find .
Unfortunately I’ve never seen a time shift symbol in a day planner. Googling for “time shift symbol” brings some inspiration, but none of these seems to suit “works in small sizes” and “fits a serif font” .
Have to check some old printed planners tomorrow …
Thanks for the hint. They look really good, but the time shift symbols are probably a bit too complicated to work in the small font size. However, probably I’ll adopt the seasons symbols for my calendar .
I tried to improve the time shift symbol design to much better match the character of the Palatino font and to better work in smaller sizes. And I raised the moon symbols a bit. What do you think? Should I keep the dpts at 3-6-9-12?
If the calendar is for the new year, you still have plenty of time to finish . As for the daylight savings icon, I don’t think the new one matches the character of Palatino or the moon symbols. The most apparent difference is the stress (see: Typeface anatomy - Wikipedia). Also, the arrowhead is way too imposing:
It doesn’t have room to breathe.
It makes the rest of the clock appear off-kilter.
Just my thoughts. I am not a designer or anything .
Hm, the arrow is taken from the original font, but I had to shrink the head a bit to have room for the hands. I think it is much better without the scale points. I already prepared something but need time to finish it to show it here.
And there is not much time left if I want to have ~10 different calendars produced as christmas gifts. Photo selection is the most difficult part.
@chris I was bored the other day and drew a couple of daylight saving and moon icons. Haven’t adapted them to match small font sizes or your typeface choices.