Eva Silvertant ❀
@EvaSilvertant
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Aloof artist, lavish letter-lover & type tinkerer—living up to my name as a silver award-winning designer. Babbling about Being & Becoming to butterflies. 🦋
Ontario, Canada
Joined April 2019
Cosmic Ladybug WIP (2024). It has been a while since my last scan, but I made quite a bit of progress in the last week! It feels like the end is finally approaching!
Cosmic Ladybug WIP (2024). I thought I hadn’t done much since the last scan, but I made more progress than I thought! All the planets and the Moon are done, and I’m slowly working on the flowers.
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Gela (2021) by Lewis MacDonald. An exploration of mixed contrast approaches, and inspired by the funk & flare of ’70s typography, Gela combines naive blobby forms and confident incised details, with a laid-back attitude. Available in 3 optical sizes.
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Ohh such a gorgeous ampersand! Like the most elegant pretzel. 😆
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Burberry logo before & after (2023). The new Burberry logotype had some issues, so I redesigned it for practice. The swash with the ball terminal on ‘B’ is inspired by the ‘B’ on the knight’s shield—thus establishing a relationship between the logomark and the logotype.
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Unofficial Burberry rebrand (2023). The new Burberry logotype had some issues, so I redesigned it for practice. The swash with the ball terminal of ‘B’ is inspired by the ‘B’ on the knight’s shield—thus establishing a connection between the logomark and the logotype.
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@bennyjohnson Such an incredible reach!. You’re going back to 2018 (Aberdeen shooter), so here is the number of mass shooters since 2018:. 2018: 340.2019: 417.2020: 612.2021: 693.2022: 647.2023: 130 (so far). Total: 2,839. And you identified 3 trans shooters out of 2,839!.
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@etheralfem How reductive can you be? One of my friends is agender with a feminine presentation. On their request, I refer to them by they/them pronouns, in accordance with their sense of gender. Why would they have to present as masculine? I don’t get your argument.
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@CerberusXt I think military people have about 4 different days and months dedicated to them, last I checked. Maybe more, as this person mentions two I don’t recall coming across when I looked into it.
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A 10th-century alphabet with the coolest ‘A’ I’ve ever seen—reminiscent of the Eye of Ra. ‘The hand book of mediaeval alphabets and devices’ (1853), by Henry Shaw.
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Sardinia (2023). A few more numerals.
Sardinia (2023). I also decided to add a ‘3’ based on the undulating style of the ‘5’.
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Japanesque (1877) by Herman Ihlenburg. Such a unique and tantalizing serif typeface! I love the dramatic, robust terminals and serifs. So many cool things to behold in this old typeface. The S, C, N, M, U… 🤩. From ‘Convenient Book of Specimens’ (Franklin Type Foundry, 1889).
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Haha this coming up again. I was thinking just last week that I ought to finally release my comprehensive update on this type anatomy sheet.
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Oh fascinating timing! I’m about to release an update on this. The new version will be more comprehensive, more colorful, and easier to read.
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@InkMasterbator I feel this stretches the definition of gender-affirming care unreasonably far. Surely not every cosmetic alteration has to do with gender affirmation?. Or are you implying brown eyes aren’t feminine?.
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Wow, this is bad. 1. For one, you would need to make the thin stroke thicker so it optically looks as thick as the outline of the downstroke. 2. Horizontal strokes look optically thicker, and thus require compensation. 3. This won’t work well as an icon.
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Nysé (2021) by Stéphane Elbaz. A beautiful typeface inspired by the Art Nouveau typeface Bellery-Desfontaines (1910), which was designed by Henri Bellery-Desfontaines and released by Peignot & Fils.
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Gesh Ortega Roman (1972) by Gerhard Schwekendiek. A largely overlooked typeface that has never been digitized. But wow, I love those juicy legs on ‘K’, ‘R’, and ‘k’!
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@ExpectedChels @charwinslow @xgigglypuff Never heard of that. Either way, I don’t think it’s surprising to have a complicated love/hate relationship with an abusive parent, and to feel both grief and relief when that abusive parent dies.
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Such a fascinating ‘g’, with its joint going through its counter, and the loop ending with a horizontal terminal that cuts into its open counter space. From ‘Art Alphabets and Lettering’ (Bergling, 1914).
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That’s quite the 9!. Ehmcke-Antiqua (1909), designed by Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke (1878–1965) in 1907. Typografia, 1893?.
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@AprilDespain I think you misunderstood how flags are supposed to work. They are quick identifiers; you don’t print a whole story on a flag.
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Ampersands from the 7th–15th century. From ‘Alphabets Old and New’ by Lewis F. Day (Batsford, 1906).
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@mimmymum “Women deserve dignity”. *Walks around with a spatula to reinforce outdated sexist stereotypes in the kookiest way*.
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Nixe (date & designer unknown). Such a gorgeous fraktur typeface. I love that little bridge at the top of ‘W’! I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. The ‘m’ is also beautiful, with its sharp vertexes and terminals. From ‘Hauptprobe’ (Schelter & Giesecke, 1912).
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“Day 30 typeface” [36daysoftype] (2021) by Alex Slobzheninov. A typeface that properly defies classifications! I guess you might call it a Tuscan serif typeface with pixelation influences and a creative interplay between positive and negative space.
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Oh wow, this is my favorite sports logo now—by far! 🤩
Introducing Dallas Trinity FC — representing the tradition of sport, the connectivity of culture, and the past, present, and future of our city. #newbootsintown #DTFC #TrinityFC #uslsuperleague
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Sonnets pour Hélène (1927) by Pierre de Ronsard (originally published in 1578). Lettering by Louis Jou. I’m not generally a fan of capital ligatures, but these intersecting capitals are cool! Nice ‘R’s with straight legs and internal curls (Pour & Livre). And the ‘R’ in ‘Paris’!
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@bennyjohnson About 1% of the general population is trans, so proportionally, you might expect 28 trans shooters. But there were 3!. In other words, trans people are significantly underrepresented among mass shooters; 0.1% of mass shooters are trans, compared to 99.9% non-trans shooters.
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Some badass typography on Regal’s ‘Remember Why You Started’ (2021) album!. Album design by Juan Vázquez. The display typeface used is New Eddy (2020) by Eliott Grunewald.
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The British Hat Guild logo by @Counter_Studio. This is one of the—if not THE—best logos that utilize negative space to communicate a concept I’ve ever seen. So clever how the white hat and face form the counters of the ‘H’, with the hat band and shadow forming the crossbar!
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@MediClit What you did here seems pretty harmful to both trans and cis women. Look at how many cis women are responding, saying their vulvas look nothing like any of the ones you circled! You've inadvertently shamed other people by expressing your own insecurity in such an insensitive way.
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@KatyMontgomerie Here is Pride Amsterdam 2023. *Conservatives see two drag queens in a sea of at least 90% gay/bi men and LGBTQ allies*. Conservatives: Pride is such an exclusive club for T/Q people now. So political. Concerning!
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Oh wow, that ‘a’ with a completely closed aperture is so cool! The ‘M’ is wild as well. And sweet bifurcating descender on ‘y’. And let’s not forget the bone terminals on ‘S’!. And is that an hourglass ‘8’ at the bottom right? So many amazing things to discover in a single image!
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@thelincolnite “Dare to be honest.” 😆 . Why do they all think they’re so courageous for hating a vulnerable minority?.
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@doublehelix "I got suspended because I know a man in a dress is still a man". No, you got suspended because you prioritize your understanding of things over the comfort and dignity of your colleagues, and it’s undermining productivity. Why can’t they just be respectful and do their job?.
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An alphabet from a brass, from the end of the 15th century. Note the short ascenders and descenders, and the ascenderless ‘f’. And why does the ‘w’ have a ‘z’-like construction on its right side?. From ‘The hand book of mediaeval alphabets and devices’ (1853), by Henry Shaw.
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I have no idea what this ‘A’ design by German designer Annegret Biere was for, but I immediately recognized it. It’s based on Cathedral Text (c. 1828)!. The type specimen shown here is from ‘American Line Type Book’ (American Type Founders Company, 1906).
Delightful work by German designer Annegret Biere who headed the Paris office of Herb Lubalin with Robert Delpire. #logos #branding #designhistory #designtwitter #logodesign
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@vexwerewolf @turnintoabat @slutriarch Nor what determines maleness (it’s the SRY gene, not the Y chromosome per se; so she falsely believes XXY couldn’t possibly be phenotypically female, and that only XX could determine femaleness).
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“Zwartgat” / “Astroville” (2015). A dot/star-based stencil typeface in two optical cuts—both based on the construction of Baskerville. I designed these two fonts for a school project on black holes, where I ironically designed a lamp which conveyed the history of black holes.
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Can anyone recommend some Art Nouveau-inspired sans typefaces?. I’m looking for a typeface with diagonal crossbars in ‘P’ and ‘R’, like the ones below—but a bit more generic than Abalda and Friedhof (pictured).
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@OnlyAWorldAway I think this would actually make a compelling miniature. All I see from this person is contempt for obesity, rainbow colors, and black people. I’m surprised they’re so willing to be openly racist.
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BL Arctic (2020) by Sam G. Hughes. A rather unique typeface with straight, tapered terminals and thin, sharp serifs. It even features unexpected foot serifs on V/v and W/w, and connecting top serifs on the left wise of W/w!.
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Dina Chaumont Display & Text (2020) by b•v-h type. A funky and playful monospace/unicase display typeface that makes it easy to stack letters and icons for impactful displays; plus a text version—a contemporary humanistic sans full of personality!.
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A spread from Giovanni Antonio Tagliente’s 1724 writing manual, ‘Lo presente libro’ (The true art of excellent writing). Some masterful Venice chancery! The left page looks particularly wild. I’ve never seen such excessively ligatured calligraphy from the 17th century before!
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More masterful and excessively ligaturized chancery script!. Another page from the 1733 edition of Giovanni Antonio Tagliente’s ‘Lo presente libro insegna la vera arte delo excellente scrivere’.
A spread from Giovanni Antonio Tagliente’s 1724 writing manual, ‘Lo presente libro’ (The true art of excellent writing). Some masterful Venice chancery! The left page looks particularly wild. I’ve never seen such excessively ligatured calligraphy from the 17th century before!
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@Iron_Stylus @RazzyDessert Haha I’ve never seen such a mild stance against something before. "I'm against it but I accept it.".
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@SNeurotypicals I never pick up the phone if it’s from a number I don’t already have on my phone. If it’s important enough, I assume they will leave a voicemail—which I also don’t listen to. 😆
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@Publius215 @angel_0f_deathx Wearing a bikini isn’t inherently sexual; you having a sexual response to it makes it sexual. But even if we agree it’s sexual, consenting to presenting in an arguably sexual way is not a general consent to being sexualized in other contexts.
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The business cards of the famous scene in American Psycho are hilarious!. Faux small-caps, bad kerning, and a lack of a space after the ampersand in Bateman’s card. And two of the typefaces used are supposedly ‘Silian Rail’ (Bateman) and ‘Romalian type’ (Van Patten). 😆
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I have never seen an ampersand quite like this!. Cover of ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ (1925).
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@HolyroodDaily So instead of delaying puberty that is responsible for an increase in gender dysphoria—and subsequent surgical costs—we should flatten our emotions so we can feel marginally less distressed around increasing gender dysphoria?. Utterly bizarre that she’s even suggesting this.
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Here are four interpretations of Baskerville, and I’m not saying which is which until later. Two questions:. • Which do you think is the Baskerville “Jony Ive spent 4 years perfecting”?.• Which of these four designs is your favorite?
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Petit Samba (2023) by Ana Ferraz. Supposedly a low-contrast typeface, but with a pretty high contrast in the joints (i.e., variable contrast). Together with its ink traps and sharp, gracious fox tail terminals, Petit Samba works well in text and display.
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Whoa this is crazy! Ball terminals galore!. From ‘The Model Book of Calligraphy’ (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay & Joris Hoefnagel.
Whoa stunning!. The swashes remind me of the French cursive type Civilité (1557) by Robert Granjon; except here, the thick strokes are descenders instead of the diagonal ascenders of Civilité. From ‘The Model Book of Calligraphy’ (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay & Joris Hoefnagel.
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So true! My transition didn’t remotely work out because I transitioned at 32, which is far too old. 🙄
This only works out when you are 20 years old not when you’re over 30.
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@MannyPWade @briantylercohen That’s how academia works; once you make a name for yourself, you come up with new ideas and have your students conduct the research. Some papers you may write yourself. Others are collabs where you may have minor contributions. But all are valid.
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@itssamanthaaaa_ Amazing skill! I don’t dare to do such elaborate wings. Here are two makeup looks I did recently.
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@LarisaAlbw Me at 32 vs. 35. Look at the increase in confidence! I went from an empty vessel of a human being to feeling truly liberated and self-actualizing.
So true! My transition didn’t remotely work out because I transitioned at 32, which is far too old. 🙄
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Barlösius-Buchschrift (1907) by Georg Barlösius. Isn’t this one of the coolest ‘G’s ever? I love the internal double strokes. This could make a nice ‘GH’ monogram as well!. From ‘Alphabete und Ornamente für Skizzierszwecke’ (Bauersche Gießerei).
Barlösius-Buchschrift (1907) by Georg Barlösius. I’m so excited to discover a magnificent blackletter I’ve never seen before! I first noticed the straight strokes in ‘E’. Such a cool ‘J’ and ‘Y’ as well!. From ‘Alphabete und Ornamente für Skizzierszwecke’ (Bauersche Gießerei).
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Version (2020) by Céline Hurka. Version consists of 4 experimental variable fonts that explore optical distortions, movement, and shape shifting in animation. I love Version 3 & 2 in particular!. Images: Version 3, Version 2, Version 1, Version 4.
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A few type foundries/designers I love:. ArrowType (@ArrowType). Beasts of England (@beastsofengland). Herzberg Design Co. (@herzbergdesign) . NaN (@nan_xyz_).
Q — What are your new / lesser known favorite font foundries? (or independent type designers) 👀
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@biboofficial “No decent person will ever respect you, or want to associate with you.”. *Guilhermedal3 looking at a picture of you together with two people respecting you and associating with you*.
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Genesis (2020?) by FORGE. Such a wild typeface—where serifs, terminals, and stems connect in unexpected ways, forming a web-like construction.
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Epoche (1912) by Franz Riedinger. But wait, there is more! I don’t know if you saw the quirky ‘M’ in the previous specimen, but in this semibold version of Epoche it’s more prominent: a serif on the vertex of ‘M’! I’ve never seen that before. From ‘Die Auslese’ (Krebs, 1924).
Epoche (1912) by Franz Riedinger. Quite a few interesting things going on here! First off, what a wonderfully dynamic ‘ß’! Same goes for ‘S’. And what a funky ‘g’! And such an interesting ‘e’ with its small counter and smooth joint transition. From ‘Die Auslese’ (Krebs, 1924).
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@caitlinkoi_art That reminds me of what a friend in high school said about my art. I used to do illustrations completely in the stippling technique. At the time I was doing an illustration that I sank 64 hours into, yet it still never got done.
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Does anyone know a typeface that resembles this lettering? I swear I’ve seen a typeface quite like this.
I love this lettering, with what you might call a geometric emphasis—circular letterforms & almost horizontal top serifs combined with straight letterforms (bottom of ‘b’, ear of ‘g’, arm of ‘&’). Chiseled lettering by Michael Biggs, for Arbour Hill Memorial (1959–1963), Dublin.
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@ShitpostRock @glw_777 Loneliness is about feeling a lack of connection with others. Guys trying to have sex with you isn’t exactly doing much for feeling connected with others. With how readily men objectify us, it’s actually quite the opposite.
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Pythagoras ‘g’ (2023). I came across this image of Pythagoras standing next to a fava bean plant, and became inspired by the ‘g’ in ‘Pythagoras’. Here are two variants I designed based on it.
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@girldrawsghosts And I REALLY have to. This was not a one-off thing. I’ve been followed by guys. One ran up to me to scare me. I’ve been followed by cars at least three times now. I sort of joke that when the weather gets warm, hunting season opens. Because guys stalk me during the warm months.
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A silly-billy-B of a logotype I’m working on. Can you guess what logo it will be for?
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A beautiful chiseled uncial! Nice to see an Eszett in this script. And such an exciting uncial ‘A’ with a Basque top stroke!
This week started with a hint of uncial. We’ll close it with another. The uncial script of course had no capital eszett, so memorial masons have to solve this problem by themselves. In this case, the differentiation between ‘ẞ’ and ‘B’ mainly hinges upon the descender.
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Debemur Morti Productions logo (2012). I designed this blackletter-based logo for a French black metal label to loosely resemble a ribcage—because why not?
Debemur Morti Productions monogram (2012). I can’t believe I designed this 12 years ago already! I would adjust the curly stroke on the left now, and probably increase the size of the claw-like ornament on the ‘D’ a bit; but other than that, I’m still pleased with this.
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@michael1980elco @dudar_qyz @bustybumbuns @whoregreymon @CatchUpFeed The existence of intersex people is also factual. Chromosomal sex not always corresponding with biological sex is also factual. The brain and sense of gendered self not always corresponding to the anatomy of the body is also factual.
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Mama Mexa brand identity (2022) by Seachange. Such a wild and delicious typeface! Almost allantoid. “A custom typeface with character and visual immediacy, generating an invitational familial warmth and evoking Mexican flora.”.
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@BadMedicalTakes I’m curious about which hormones she thinks the body doesn’t produce naturally. My guess: testosterone for women, and estrogen for men. Always people with the mind of a pancake talking with so much confidence about things they know nothing about.
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@GreatUSTreasure @Strandjunker Considering they have billions, I feel 90% wouldn’t be unreasonable. They have more than 99% of the wealth after all.
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Type enthusiasts, what are your favorite book typefaces?.
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@AriDrennen Haha ‘in the foxhole’. 😆 They really see themselves as brave soldiers, don’t they? It’s so pathetic.
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Ohh what a majestic ‘Q’! I’ve never seen a tail quite like that before. And such an intriguing texture and use of negative space in the lowercase with those leftward curves. From ‘The Model Book of Calligraphy’ (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay & Joris Hoefnagel.
Any idea what those twisty things above the ‘u’s are? Are they ornamental, or do they affect the pronunciation?. I’m leaning towards the former, since I only see them in the first paragraph. From ‘The Model Book of Calligraphy’ (1561–1596) by Georg Bocskay & Joris Hoefnagel.
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Ohh such a gorgeous ‘A’—with leaf-inspired bifurcating serifs! 🌿
We drew a custom logotype, with leaf-inspired serifs.to perfectly fit the Courtyard covered with Virginia creepers
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Pff Likes are private now for my privacy? Bullshit. Seeing people’s Likes can actually provide a sense of safety because I can see if there are any red flags in what they Like. I don’t need privacy; I need safety. Letting people hide who they are makes this platform less safe.
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Amaro Nonino label. Some kind of Italian liqueur. Does anyone know the name of the display typeface?
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@KMiksovsky @esjesjesj It doesn’t show that; it shows that you take a very material approach to reality and only acknowledge its physical aspects. But ignoring phenomenology, subjectivity, and interpersonal reality doesn’t offer a comprehensive view of reality. Dear I say it’s delusionally reductive.
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Gothic No. 2 (c. 1856) & Gothic No. 3 (date unknown). Look at that 48pt ‘a’! I feel that embodies the true meaning of ‘grotesque’. I really enjoy the high contrast in the grotesques pictured here. From ‘Convenient Book of Specimens – Franklin Type Foundry’ (Cincinnati, 1889).
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Blacktrap WIP. “How can a blackletter have ink traps, let alone extreme ones?” they said. Well, take this!. • 1st image: a blackletter ‘A’ based on Cathedral Text (1828). • 2nd image: ‘A’ with ink traps. • 3rd & 4th images: ‘A’ with more experimental ink traps & inlines
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@girldrawsghosts I’ve had one guy drive onto the parking lot I was crossing and stop me to “ask a question”. When he heard my voice (I hadn’t done any voice training at that point), he made up an excuse about looking for the gym. No idea what he would have done if I had done voice training yet.
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Ohh look at those ‘E’s! 🤩. They look like a hybrid between uppercase and lowercase. So cool!
The Secessionist telegram office from 1902 of Viennese newspaper Die Zeit by Otto Wagner, Austria. Pic: Wien Museum
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Sonnets pour Hélène (1927) by Pierre de Ronsard (originally published in 1578). Lettering by Louis Jou. Similar lettering as the previous cover with the same kind of curly terminals, yet completely redone, with a very different construction of intersecting capitals. Fun!
Sonnets pour Hélène (1927) by Pierre de Ronsard (originally published in 1578). Lettering by Louis Jou. I’m not generally a fan of capital ligatures, but these intersecting capitals are cool! Nice ‘R’s with straight legs and internal curls (Pour & Livre). And the ‘R’ in ‘Paris’!
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G.W. Bacon’s 1902 Excelsior Lettering Cards by Frank Steeley. Very interesting to see letters with ornamental chunks taken out of the letterforms, including the tops and bottoms of the serifs (reminiscent of Tuscan serifs).
G.W. Bacon’s 1902 Excelsior Lettering Cards by Frank Steeley in original slipcase
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Type Beaudoire, 10pt Nº 1 & Nº 2. Fonderie Générale. This is the information I have, but I still don’t know what typeface this is. Does anyone know?. Either way, I love the use of cursive letterforms for ‘r’ and ‘s’, the downward spur on ‘q’, and the spur on ‘a’.
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@NoCisgender No one in that thread is saying males can be females and vice versa. They are just pointing out to you that sex is complex and not binary. Sex consists of chromosomal, genetic, and gonadal sex. There can be discrepancies between all three aspects of sex, which defies the binary.
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I made some funky horizontal-contrast letters, based on caps by William Page from 1879. I’m quite intrigued with the lack of exact symmetry in these letters (e.g. the angles of the serifs varying slightly). Probably not done deliberately, but it adds a bit of a human touch.
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