After doing enough research I settled on the idea of creating a fantasy font/typeface. The idea I settled on is related to Game of Thrones, I wanted to create my own take on the font used in the show which is called “Valyrian”. Examples of the font already exist online, so rather than just copying from others, I borrowed certain forms that are commonplace and made my own variations.
The letter forms I created borrow from old styles of traditional handwriting, similar to something you’d expect to see on a scroll or something similar. Overall I’m really pleased with the traditional look to it. Using illustrator a lot more in depth has also been challenging but fun. Although the brief requirements are only 6 characters I’m thinking about creating a whole alphabet so I can use it on a final product without it being complete gibberish.
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