Script Meets Fraktur Alphabet | Font Design

Stylized pink, orange, and purple “22/03/77” text on a black background

Script Meets Franktur Alphabet | Type Design

In January 2023 I studied Blackletter again, this time under the tuition of John Stevens. This is my sixth time studying this calligraphy style and I’m currently fascinated by the Fraktur ultra bold version of Rudolf Koch.


With the lettering design above, I am conceptualising two styles that are close to my heart, while exploring further shapes, contrast, colour and texture.

36 Days of Type | 2023 Edition

In 2016 and 2017, I joined 36 Days of Type designing two sets of display uppercase alphabets. My 2016 entry turned into my first independent font family called Green Fairy.


Inspired by the lettering project above, I decided to develop two sets of display alphabets and join the 2023 edition again. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I did while creating them.

DESIGN SERV ICES

Typeface design
Lettering

INDUSTRY

Font design

Credits

Self-genated projects
Art director: Maria Montes
Type designer: Maria Montes
Stylized “A” in pink, purple, and gold gradient on a black background
Stylized cursive letters “B” in pink, gold, and purple gradient on a black background
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Frajtur
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Script
Fraktur
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Fraktur
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Fraktur

Below you can see a few original pencil sketches of the Script and Fraktur alphabets.

Pencil sketches of stylized numbers on paper with drawing pens beside them
Black-and-white sheet showing decorative cursive alphabet letters and symbols in two rows
Blackletter-style alphabet letters in grayscale, arranged in two rows on a white background.
Calligraphy practice sheet with ornate cursive letters and swashes in black on white paper