# JFFF Backline — design preview 0.100

An independently drawn, condensed heavy display family inspired by the supplied
ROCK STAR image. The construction uses a 700-unit cap height, 520-unit x-height,
160-unit main cap stems, flat terminals and clipped bowl corners.

| Observed reference | Backline decision |
| --- | --- |
| Heavy narrow O and C | Shared chamfered bowl, regular counters and a stable baseline |
| R/K diagonal mass | Strong diagonal legs with independently drawn joins |
| A with star-shaped void | Normal triangular-counter A by default; Star A in `ss01` |
| Uneven print distress | Separate Press face with bounded vector wear |
| Fitted ROCK / STAR composition | New reusable alphabet and embedded pair kerning |
| Only a few visible capitals | New lowercase, numerals and Latin extensions |

Shared traits are the block genre, clipped corners, condensed weight and optional
star motif. Exact silhouettes, counter dimensions, rhythm and companion glyphs
diverge. No source image contour or existing font outline was reused. The visual
similarity risk is MEDIUM because several distinctive style cues are shared.
The source author and date are unknown; this record is not ownership clearance.

The first proof exposed a very thin middle transition in 3 and a tight normal-A
counter. Both were redrawn. Raster checks then exposed touching pairs at 64 px and
isolated ink fragments in the initial Press texture. Multi-size kerning floors
and non-overlapping wear fields corrected those issues. Accents follow actual
ascender heights; dotted i/j use dotless bases under upper accents.

Clean and Press have the same advances and kerning. Their family names differ so
both can be installed together. Star A keeps the normal A advance and kerning
class. It is an uppercase stylistic alternate; it does not change lowercase a.
Font weight is 900. There are no designed italic, lighter or variable styles.

The specimen uses the exported font files, not lettering embedded in an image.
Repeated letters have a fixed repeatable texture. Press is intended for large
titles; the clean face is preferable for smaller web headings. Neither replaces
a readable text face for paragraphs or interface labels.