Please don't use Ø as a fancy O

Ø is an actual letter from the Norwegian and Danish alphabet, it sounds a lot like this: https://youtu.be/Ha6a4TL0d7Q

That is what Danes and Norwegians hear inside their head when they see the new GOT Bloodmoon logo. They hear it every time they see a Twenty One Pilots logo and every time any of you use it.

Here's a similar example: https://clatterbane.home.blog/tag/ssilly-ssadass/

Just wanted to vent and spread awareness and this all goes for umlauts as well, it's a lot like those Chinese letter tattoos, you might think it looks cool, but somewhere in the world there is a native speaker laughing at your design.

Great design resource

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