#custom type

[michaelcreamer]

Bodephus

[and-studio]

[rie-kay]

So there is this title card for Falke before you fight her. And the font rose engine used there always fascinated me. Unfortunately the font can’t be found in the game files. So I decided it would be a fun project to take those five letters and reverse-engineer the font.

So I knew the font was based on a Transitional Serif form principle due to the rounded transitions between stem and serif. I had the dimensions for vertical and horizontal stems. Unfortunately I there was not a single round letter (O, U, Q, C, S, G), so I had to come up with my own idea how to the them. I decided to go for a pronounced shadow axis as the straight axis didn’t sit right with me. I mean, isn’t the game full of queer characters? ; )

When I looked through the game files at a later point I found this image. Well, turns out I guessed wrong with round shapes. They are a lot more straight then I designed mine : / I also learned that the style is probably inspired by the graphic design used in Neon Genesis Evangelion. There they just squashed and stretched Times New Roman or something adjacent. That is probably also the reason why the font wasn’t showing up in the game files.

Anyway, I still like the outcome and will continue working on it.

I also used this in a book layout and really liked it.

[the-book-design]

You Spin Me Round by – wonderyears.studio

[hillfogstudio]

A self portrait of sorts..

[parallax-info]

Executioner Sketch

[lanningsally]

Artwork for Tmper / One in Hand EP by Kilter (2019)

[theshellbabe]

Just Start Somewhere

Hi there! My name is Shelby and I'm a lettering artist and illustrator starting a new blog for my art! Cheers to new beginnings and the start of a brand new blog, I'm excited to see where this journey takes me.

-Shelby