yknot is a lowercase display typeface, inspired by loops and knots.

typeface development process
IDEATING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

DEVELOPING THE KEY GLYPHS FOR THE
SECOND CONCEPT FROM IDEATION

INSERTING THE SKETCH INTO A GRID

VECTORIZING THE SKETCH + REFINING

MORE REFINING + FLESHING OUT THE CONCEPT

My initial idea was to make all the glyphs the same width except for a few exceptions (m, w, l, i, e), however keeping j, t, and f the same width as the rest of the glyphs created an unintended incoherence. The prominent horizontal strokes of these glyphs made them look a lot blockier and wide even when they were the same width as the rest. Decreasing the width for these three letters created a much cohesive look to the overall typeface.
Similarly, the s was a bit problematic in the sense that there wasn't enough negative space in between the strokes, with the three horizontal strokes within the glyph. To address this problem, I made the upper right end of the s a lot shorter to minimize clutter and create more breathing room.






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