Raven Serif designed by Miriam Pardeller
Characteristics of my Font
BEEK SERIF
C E F G S T Z bdhlk HIKN PRYT
BILATERAL SERIF
SHORT BRACKETED SERIF
i j m u n r p INCLINATED BRACKETED SERIF
UNILATERAL
E D F B M P R STRAIGHT BRACKETED SERIF
CHARACTERISTICS
COUNTER STEM ascender cap height x-height Baseline Descender
BE FRIENDLY FINIAL
SPINE AXIS ascender cap height x-height Baseline Descender
don´t kill jellyfish FINIAL APERTURE
LEG DESCENDER
positive inclination 10°
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Raven clawings
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Font Metrix
Raven clawings
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Raven clawings
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Raven clawings
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Raven clawings
Raven clawings
Raven clawings
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The typeface is based on the humanistic type family Arno Pro.
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raven. Old English also used hraemn, hremm. The raven standard was the flag of the Danish Vikings. The Quran connects the raven with Cain‘s murder of Abel; but in Christianity the bird plays a positive role in the stories of St. Benedict, St. Paul the Hermit, St. Vincent, etc. It was anciently believed to live to great old age, but the ancients also believed it wanting in parental care. The vikings, like Noah, were said to have used the raven to discover land. „When uncertain of their course they let one loose, and steered the vessel in his track, deeming that the land lay in the direction of his flight; if he returned to the ship, it was supposed to be at a distance“ [Charles Swainson, „The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds,“ London, 1886]. Raven mythology shows considerable homogeneity throughout the whole area [northern regions of the northern hemisphere] in spite of differences in detail. The Raven peeps forth from the mists of time and the thickets of mythology, as a bird of slaughter, a storm bird, a sun and fire bird, a messenger, an oracular figure and a craftsman or culture hero. [Edward A. Armstrong, „The Folklore of Birds,“ 1958]
Common ravens are actually rather remar� kable animals. These sleek, black birds are excellent and acrobatic f liers on par with falcons and hawks. Such aerial skills are on display during breeding season, when exciting mating rituals include an elaborate dance of chases, dives, and rolls.
These intelligent birds were honored by Native Americans and often portrayed as sly pranksters for their playful nature. Known as scavengers, ravens are also effective hunters that sometimes use cooperative techniques. Teams of ravens have been known to hunt down game too large for a single bird.
Diacritical signs
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Upper case letters
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Typography
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Is typography an art? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like asking if photography is an art. Certainly there are photographers and typographers whose ideas and techniques raise their work to the level of art. But at their core, both photography and typography perform a utilitarian function.
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Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bolzano - Bozen Typeface designed by Miriam Pardeller WUP 18/19 Prof. Antonino Benincasa Gian Marco Favretto Maximilian Boiger Calligraphy Workshop by Mag. Art. Eva Pรถll Font created with Illustrator & Fontself