Olive Branch Font  
Font &Type Specimen Booklet

Overview
Fonts can have character and a voice when used in the correct way. An asset to displaying a font's range and character is a type specimen booklet. I created my own font, as well as a type specimen booklet to display it. I found inspiration from around Downtown Corpus Christi as well as specific "type recipes" that I worked on within Typography 2. I was given creative freedom to create my typeface with the inspiration found as well as with the direction and theme of my type booklet. The theme of my type specimen booklet was dictated by my font and it displays the unique characteristics and voice of my type. 
Process 
While looking for inspiration downtown for our class assignment I took inspiration from a sticker and some painted numbers on an electrical box. During the initial stage of sketches, I was looking to create a font with a beachy feel with the weight of the lines varying. I created a sans-serif font, and as I began to develop it further in Glyphs, it started having a more organic natural look that I decided to pursue further. I decided to lean into this for my type booklet theme and name. My booklet's theme and font name is Olive Branch. The olive branch is a symbol of a piece and it originates from Greek mythology. I took inspiration from ancient Greek art, pottery, and mythology to create some of my designs. I also used my font to make patterns and borders around some of the pages using letters and numbers. Also, some of the old greek style pottery I created as design elements also use letters in their patterns. The pages include a full alphabet display of the type, a number display, and a pangram. Attached to the booklet was also a poster. It displayed the name of my font as well as the story of the olive branch with Athena and Poseidon and why it symbolizes peace. My font "Olive Branch" is organic and distinctive in character and tone. The type specimen booklet displays its unique qualities and uses. 
Inspiration and Drafts
Final Execution
The final booklet consisted of three spreads and a back and front cover. The last section had a pull out poster shown below.

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