If you are starting to design Greek letters, it is good to avoid the alphabetic sequence, which bears no relation to formal properties.
Here’s one grouping:
αδορσυωφβθ ες ηιμ γνχλ ζξ κ πτ ψ (and φ long) 1
A good basic set to begin with is alpha / epsilon / eta / iota / mu / rho (α, ε, η, ι, μ, ρ). This subset which give a structure to the main counters, and some form to instrokes and outstrokes, while avoiding the difficulties of letterforms with fewer repeated characteristics.
This sequence will also allow many typical test words, such as:
ηρεμία ερημιά ρήμα μέρα ρέμα μαρία είμαι αίμα ημέρα ήρεμα άρμη ρήμα
Always start designing a typeface with the lower-case: this is what people read, after all.
(Capitals section on its way)
- This is not definitive: make your own. For example, Irene Vlachou, an experienced designer of Greek typefaces, prefers αηιμυ ψφ βδεθορσω πτ ζξς γκλνχ ↩
