My typeface «Bustard» started with a calligraphy workshop held by calligrapher Eva Pöll (www.kallos.at), during which I practised handwriting, adopting typographic styles of the past centuries using the traditional broad-nib pen. The next step was to extrapolate the skeleton of my handwriting and reinvent it through a process of hybridisation with a typeface digitally available on my computer. I chose to implement my handmade font with some serifs and peculiarities of the Baskerville typeface. Technically, I used Adobe Illustartor, Astute Graphics PlugIns and Glyphs App to create the structure of my hybrid typeface. Then, I used FontSelf to transform my vectors into an editable font that could finally be installed and used in any computer. The poster I created to present my font plays with the shapes of the letter b, which is one of the most distinctive letters of the font. I also used colours and gradients to emphasise not only the structure but also the character of my typeface.
