Bequeath Typeface Design: is based on the gravestone inscriptions carved by Uzal Ward between 1752 and 1792. Ward’s lettering style was expressive with a tall x-height, curled finials and a trumpeted lower case t and f. For some of the glyphs alternates were created, in order to include some of the more atypical letter forms, like the slanted uppercase A. Glyphs were also created for the ‘death heads’ and some of the other decorative flourishes on the headstones. The intention was to create a distinctive digital typeface for use in contemporary design contexts, with reverence to its historical roots.
Some of the characteristic features of the typeface.
10 weeks of letter form iterations....
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