Font Development

Font Development:

I started off with a relatively ornate font “Cardinal Alternative”. I wanted to link this to the Environment in general and thought a curvy more traditional font would give me a good starting point. I started by using commas from another font to make flourishes, like vines of certain plants. I tried to intertwine some of the letters and gave it a kind of Art Nouveau feel.Finally I added leaves to certain areas, and curved the harsh bar of the E that wasn’t fitting well with the look of the font. Overall I would say the piece has turned out very well, a simple idea that has taken some interesting turns and created some very unusual looking shapes on some of the letting.