RENE: A MEMORABLE TYPEFACE
RENE: A MEMORABLE TYPEFACE
Rene is a typeface inspired by my late father's handwriting. I have always found his handwriting quite fascinating and this typographic project has allowed me to bring his writing in a digital setting. Additionally, this project is meaningful to me as it allowed me to preserve his handwriting beyond physical documents.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44d11511cefcdfef45598510a8c3588298cbd65de39f74d4d3983ba9bebbd7b9/RENE_TYPEFACE.png)
FULL TYPEFACE
For legibility purposes, I combined the heavier weight of my handwriting with the thinner quality of his. With this combination, I made sure to still keep the intricacies and unique characteristics from his original writing. I went though my notebooks and examples of his writing in documents like my signed report cards, recipes and a notebook to find ways to combine them. His notes have a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters. The E's are similar to a backwards 3 and the D,O,Q have swirls in the middle most likely due to the swift movement of the ink marks.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36dc08293b356a97896587eeca09c335e99f5b6f81d410a36f579a4ed3b61eef/Rene_image.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/457c9a52274c0eeaecb585e7096480303f699afbfede879a872e399a96528317/typeface_alphabet.png)
EXAMPLES OF MY FATHER’S WRITTING
Left: 8 questions and answers to the American Citizenship test
Middle: a recipe for delicious eggnog
Right: signatures on my 2nd grade report card. Look at that perfect attendance!![]()
Middle: a recipe for delicious eggnog
Right: signatures on my 2nd grade report card. Look at that perfect attendance!
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a3e2812961b678d54e93597ccb2fc6428aad866f4f26509b49a2a5bbd657df66/Example_DadHandwritting.png)
EXAMPLES OF MY WRITTING
Left: my typical alphabet in uppercase letters, numerical values and punctuation
Right: notes from my history of graphic design class 💻
Right: notes from my history of graphic design class 💻
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22cae77fe11a38866491f9be2387816cd3bdc46a8c0e923fb98ae8deb4cc711d/Example_DadHandwritting2.png)
BEISBOL ⚾️ 🧢
In the late 70's, my father played baseball in Toluca, Mexico. The name of the team he frequently played for was La Sociedad Cuauhtémoc y Famosa, (SCYF for short).
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edcfb9cb69b510352c70e89f7603c8a4a50768de2e2615dea7a060d9eed1b4c1/BASEBALL4.png)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4e2ca4104cf1b842d7856cf08946908ae765489d206ee1bd30b4aa2642d02fe/BASEBALL.jpeg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ec5cb13ed2f6abe2bd3888a83ee7023449eea35486d7ef3a13171476ff71f7f/BASEBALL3.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e5cb9e6d458b72e0f2f740b69572ddec144096ec9c7862973f588a5587a28e4/BASEBALL2.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80c287ac36195d3f9616c8d5bfc8e8293992e79e441ffce7e5d34e52cd459cd7/BASEBALL5.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1438ec4d7f7110639f2bcfacf0d71aa5e0ac7e03ac2815f0607e3471a808c53/MEMORIES.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70216026d44e78a75763f83c42cb017aa2685039d9a2aaec78ef9d712a31a725/ROMPOPE.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/573dfae234d25f0317ac02b4be3010a2e356aef8dc7325be4ecc95a48d7bdf45/BEES.png)