Martin Luther King Font Update #27

The Space between the lines.

April 2022

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Dear reader reader,

You downloaded the Martin Luther King handwriting font, and I wanted to let you know that an updated version is ready for you to download from your account:

https://haraldgeisler.com/my-account/
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The new version will show up in your font menu as “Martin Luther King 2022 April”. I recommend uninstalling older versions to keep your font menu organized. The next update will arrive in early May 2022.

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This update adds two new letterforms - final letter a and f.

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Further, I've added five new documents to the download.
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Four sample documents for Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and Adobe InDesign to make it easy for you and new people coming to the project to get started with the font.
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One is a completely new designed PDF "How to use the MLK handwriting font" that talks about the basics of using the font like size and line space.
Dr. King’s handwriting shows that initial and final forms are significant. To me, it seems that there is a kind of joy in the swashes and intricate forms we find at the beginning and end of his handwritten words. It is important to me to bring these forms into the font. Then, as you type, the font automatically chooses the right letterform for you.

Here are the two letters added with this update:
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These changes may seem small, but it enriches the reading experience with variety. And I find this kind of complexity is very pleasing to the eye.
If this is not working on your computer, look at the tutorial from →Update #16 on activating Initial and Final Forms, it might help.

Here are some images from the "How to use the MLK handwriting font" PDF included with the update. I hope you find this information helpful. If something is missing that you like to know about, reply to this email, and I will try to include it with the next update. Thank you reader!
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The new PDF also includes an overview about the files that come with the font:
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And how to make use of the newly added sample documents:
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Here you see an overview of the letters that are in the font, you can find the spreadsheet ➞ here:
Download the new version of the font. I recommend uninstalling older versions to keep your font menu organized.

King Quotes on War and Peace

I wanted to share with you this website the Martin Luther King, Jr.Research and Education Institute set up with quotes King made from various events and time periods throughout his lifetime on the discussion of war and peace.
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A big "Thank you."

I want to take some space to thank everybody who supported the creation of the font this month. This update is possible because of the financial support of 22 people from around the world:

B. Desclee, Brussels 🇧🇪
C. Smith, Nedlands, WA 🇦🇺
D.Chamberlain, Benicia, CA 🇺🇸
F. Chaplais, Ile de France 🇫🇷
F. Engerer, Nürnberg, Bavaria 🇩🇪
G. Sjölin, Örebro 🇸🇪
H. Billetter, Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia 🇩🇪
H. de Wolf, Zaandijk 🇳🇱
J. Ford, New York, NY 🇺🇸
J. Harris, Montgomery, Al 🇺🇸
J. Holze, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt 🇩🇪
J. Horton, North Turramurra, NSW 🇦🇺
J. Wilson, Nashville, TN 🇺🇸
K. Engelbrecht, Bern 🇨🇭
K. Tilley, Linthicum Heights, MD 🇺🇸
L. Kaptain, Denver, CO 🇺🇸
N. Renner, New Britain, CT 🇺🇸
N. Wilson, Broken Arrow, OK 🇺🇸
P. Herman, Bonsall, CA 🇺🇸
R. Lindsey, Grand Terrace, CA 🇺🇸
R. Wampler, Colorado Springs, CO 🇺🇸
T. Zwitserlood, Amsterdam, NH 🇳🇱

How can you support the Martin Luther King font?

This project is very dear to me; I hope you enjoy the font. Without support, this project would not be possible! The more people support the project, the more time I can spend working on the font.

1. Donate regularly to the font.

I will add one additional letter for each 100€ ($110, £90) donated monthly, and sometimes I add some more. reader reader if you want to support: please donate monthly. The continuity will help me and the rhythm of the project. You can find a detailed report on the received donations →here.

2. Spread the word.

Do you have a colleague or friend that might be interested in this? Maybe a high school teacher or student working on Dr. King. Please share this email or link to the project site: https://haraldgeisler.com/martin-luther-king-font with friends, family, and colleagues you think would be interested in the font?
If you have any questions about this project, reply to this email. I am happy to help.

Enjoy the font and stay tuned for more updates,
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Do you have questions about fonts and how to use them?

I have prepared a → helpful font guide that will guide you through the necessary steps of installing a font on different devices. If your question is not covered in the PDF, reply to this email. I am happy to help.

🔑Lost Password?

Did you forget your password to download the font? To reset a password, try this link: https://haraldgeisler.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword, and enter your email - this will automatically send you a new password. (Please check your spam folder - automated emails tend to go there)

Then go to https://haraldgeisler.com/my-account/, enter your new credentials, and download the font.

Update History:

Update #27: 9. April 2022. This update adds two new letterforms, lowercase final-letter a and f. Further, five new documents to download. Four sample documents for Word, Pages, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and InDesign to make it easy for you to get started with the font. New PDF "How to use the MLK handwriting font" that explains the basics of using the font like size and line space.
Update #26: 2. March 2022. This update adds five new letterforms, lowercase final-letter m, and initial letters l, m, r, w.
Update #25: 20. January 2022. This update was about using the font.
Update #24: 9. December 2021. This update adds three new letterforms, lowercase final-letter y and w, and an isolated letter form a. Further, the altering mechanism in the font is completely updated.
Update #23: 25. October 2021. This update adds two new letterforms, lowercase final-letter p, and x.
Update #22: 28. August 2021. This update adds two new letterforms, lowercase inital letter q and an alternative i.
Update #21: 28. August 2021. This update adds two new letterforms lowercase final form d and r.
Update #20: 7. August 2021. This update adds 3 new letterforms, lowercase initial letters e, g, and u.
Update #19: 30. June 2021. This update adds five new letterforms, lowercase l (version 2), and initial letters a, c, o, and s.
Update #18: 1. June 2021. This update adds two new letterforms, lowercase o (version 2) and u (version 2).
Update #17: 12. May 2021. This update adds two new final letterforms, lowercase g and y, and an alternate version of the initial lowercase i. Further, the update fixes (4) the size of the new numbers that shipped with the April Update. And finally, I have added a new PDF to showcase the font.
Update #16: 30. March 2021. Added numbers: 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0 (version 2) and semicolon.
Update #15: 28. February 2021: Added Numbers: 1,2,3,4,5
Update #14: 9. January 2021: Added the letters: ă â à ā ą å ã ć č ç ě ê ė è ē ẽ ḡ î ï ì ī į ĩ ĺ ł ń ň ñ ô ò ő ō õ ŕ ř ś š ţ û ù ű ų ů ũ ŵ ẁ ŷ ỳ ỹ ź ž ż as well as the dollar sign and an alternative comma.
Update #13 Added 29. December 2020: capital letter X, parenthesis left and right (), improvised: Aacute, Adieresis, Eacute, Edieresis, Iacute, Idieresis, Jacute, Oacute, Odieresis, Uacute, Udieresis, Wacute, Wdieresis, Yacute, Ydieresis, aacute, adieresis, eacute, edieresis, edotaccent, iacute, idieresis, jdotless, jacute, oacute, odieresis, uacute, udieresis, wacute, wdieresis, yacute, ydieresis.
Update #12 Added 30. November 2020: initial p and f, and a variation for the lowercase t.
Update #11 Added 29. October 2020: special form I, final-form t
Update #10 Added 28. August 2020: J, initial form y, colon
Update #9 Added 28. July 2020: Q, final form e, Alternative Form U
Update #8 Added 28. June 2020: P, final form n, initial form i
Update #7 Added 28. May 2020: Number: repaired ligature features, U, final form y & s
Update #6 Added 28. April 2020: Numbers: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Numbers are complete)
Update #5 Added 31. March 2020: Capital letters: D — Numbers: 4
Update #4 Added 25. February 2020: Capital letters: I — Numbers: 1, 9
Update #3 Added 25. January 2020: Capital letters: A, R
Update #2 Added 27. December 2019: Capital letters: C, E, O, V — Numbers: 2, 0 — Signs: hyphen
Update #1 Added 27. November 2019: Capital letters: L, K, N, W, S, T, F, B, Y, H — lower-case letter: g — initial lower-case letter: t.init — Signs: Bullet, comma, quote-single (or apostrophe - very important for English), quote-double, quote-double left, quote-double right
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