Charotte
Postgraduate Certificate in Type Design
TypeWest Online | Letterform Archive
Student Project
2022 - 2023
Postgraduate Certificate in Type Design
TypeWest Online | Letterform Archive
Student Project
2022 - 2023
The source material comes from the first edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (hence the typeface name). The typeface used to print this book is a Modern Roman from the 19th century. The main characteristic of this typeface is its high contrast and wide uppercase and prominent ball terminals.
Is the original letter rounded? Or is it just ink bleed?
The finding of sharp and angular corners led me to believe that is the normal expansion of the ink in the cheap or low quality in which this book was printed on.
After quite time searching for each letter and analyzing them, I realized that this print has a lot of ink bleed. So, I took the decision to make a Modern Roman with geometric serifs.