sans seraph: a celestial typeface

For my first typeface creation, I wanted to do something a little crazy. Originally, my plan was to have the vertical ascenders be wiggly. But as I kept refining the design, I kept simplifying the majority of the glyphs. I also began deriving a lot of influence from the occult language of Enochian; developed by John Dee and Edward Kelley in the 16th century. They claimed this was the language spoken by the angels.

Angels have been described in a multitude of ways. From eldritch horrors to rosy cheeks cherubs. Like angels, my goal for this typeface was to create something familiar but with a little bit of uncanny inhuman touches. The double story S, X, Z, Y and G help give the typeface some out-of-this-world oomph.

sans seraph: a summary

From origins of the Enochian I references, to angels in every form. A quick explanation of where I started and where Sans Seraph ended up. We really are sans seraph, for the angels have left us alone in this world.