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Shakeel Mohamed

MFA in Graphic Design - 3 Yr Path — Graduate Graphic Design
Course:
606 Graduate Font Design 1
Faculty:
Gregory Greg Lindy

Mindful Roman Typeface

Mindful Roman is a rationally drawn transitional serif typeface for those embarking on a spiritual journey. Typeface references include: Ingeborg, Corporate A, Times New Roman, and Century Schoolbook. I envision this typeface in use for branding, packaging, and editorial projects as a display typeface or for larger text settings. Specifically for projects focused on beauty, healthy lifestyle, and wellness which seek to establish trust.
Learning Outcomes:
Greg Lindy is a master type designer. Starting with calligraphic studies, and examining historically significant typefaces built a strong foundation before moving to digital tools. Though I was comfortable with Glyphs and the pen tool before, I gained a new rational approach to bezier curves and an intuition for how to draw them. The “skeleton-first” approach to type design is something I had never seen from online resources for type design.
Project Website:
https://shakeelmohamed.com/projects/mindful-roman/
Very grateful to have my font design poster featured in the HMCT gallery for Fall 2024!
Font specimen poster as an astrological chart for the birth of the typeface.
Future work includes: refined spacing, kerning pairs, sample print applications, and an italic variant. I would also like to create a few short motion pieces to demonstrate how the typeface is constructed and how it compares to its references.