subsets: "latin"
classifications: "DISPLAY"
classifications: "HANDWRITING"
+source {
+ repository_url: "https://github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg"
+ commit: "52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6"
+}
-# Shadows Into Light — Upstream Source Investigation
+# Shadows Into Light -- Upstream Source Investigation
-**Designer**: Kimberly Geswein
**Model**: Claude Opus 4.6
-**Date**: 2026-03-12
-## Summary
+## Source Repository
-No canonical upstream repository with font sources was found for Shadows Into Light on GitHub. The font was designed by Kimberly Geswein. A search by designer name found only `googlefonts/indieflower` (another Kimberly Geswein font). LibreFonts mirrors were found but skipped as they are not canonical sources.
+Design sources were found in the **googlefontdirectory-hg** archive (Google Font Directory, Mercurial-era).
+
+- **Repository**: googlefontdirectory-hg
+- **Commit**: `52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6`
+- **Source path**: `shadowsintolight/src/`
+
+## Source Files
+
+The source directory contains: 1 VFB file (FontLab, proprietary format).
+
+The VFB format is proprietary (FontLab) and cannot be built with gftools-builder. These sources are **not directly buildable** with the current open-source pipeline.
+
+### Key source files
+
+- `ShadowsIntoLight.vfb` (VFB, proprietary)
+
+## Designer
+
+Kimberly Geswein
## Search Results
- Searched `kimberly geswein font` on GitHub: only `googlefonts/indieflower` found
- Searched `shadows light user:googlefonts`: 0 results
- `librefonts/shadowsintolight` found but skipped (mirror, not canonical source)
-
-## Outcome
-
-No source block was added to METADATA.pb. No public source repository with original design files was found for this font.