a Dionysus
Dionysus Josef Pachmayr
Font anatomy: Baskerville Old Face
hairline strokes
Acro A bar below x-height
sharp serifs
polis high contrast
Ascender height Cap X hight
Baseline Descenders
straigt spine
Die von John Baskerville (1706–1775) in Birmingham entwickelte Schrift galt als technischer Meilenstein und als wichtige Referenz für die späteren Klassizisten. Schon zu Bleisatzzeiten gab es zahlreiche Versionen der Baskerville.
Uppercase Letters
A B C D E F G H I
J S K T L U M V N W O X P Y Q Z R
A
Lowercase Letters
s t u v w x y z
j k l m n o p q r
a b c d e f g h i
a
Numerals
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0
4
Diacritics & Signs
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Font in use 21 pt
Dionysus
13 pt/15,6 pt “Come, God Bromius, Bacchus, Dionysus burst into
life, burst into being, be a mighty bull, a hundredheaded snake, a fire-breathing lion. Burst into smiling life, oh Bacchus!“ -Euripides
11 pt/13,2 pt
Dionysus was a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. The occurrence of his name on a Linear B tablet (13th century bc) shows that he was already worshipped in the Mycenaean period, although it is not known where his cult originated. In all the legends of his cult, he is depicted as having foreign origins. the son of Zeus and Semele, a daughter of Cadmus (king of Thebes). Out of jealousy, Hera, the wife of Zeus, persuaded the pregnant Semele to prove her lover’s divinity by requesting that he appear in his real person. Zeus complied, but his power was too great for the mortal Semele, who was blasted with thunderbolts. However, Zeus saved his son by sewing him up in his thigh and keeping him there until he reached maturity, so that he was twice born. Dionysus was then conveyed by the god Hermes to be brought up by the bacchantes (maenads, or thyiads) of Nysa, a purely imaginary spot. As Dionysus apparently represented the sap, juice, or lifeblood element in nature, lavish festal orgia (rites) in his honour were widely instituted. These Dionysia (Bacchanalia) quickly won converts among women. Men, however, met them with hostility. In Thrace Dionysus was opposed by Lycurgus, who ended up blind and mad. The ancient Bacchanalia, also called the Dionysia, were any of the several festivals of Dionysus. The most famous of the Greek Dionysia were in Attica and included the Little or Rustic, Dionysia; the Lenaea; the Anthesteria; the Oschophoria; and the most famous of all, the City, or Great, Dionysia, which was accompanied by dramatic performances in the theatres.
7 pt/8,4 pt
Academics in the nineteenth century, using study of philology and comparative mythology, often regarded Dionysus as a foreign deity who was only reluctantly accepted into the standard Greek pantheon at a relatively late date, based on his myths.
Dionysus was also known as Bacchus, the name adopted by the Romans the frenzy he induces is bakkheia. Another name used by the Romans is Liber meaning "free“, due to his association with wine and the Bacchanalia and other rites, and the freedom associated with it.
Font anatomy
unbracketed serifs
Tyr bracketed serifs
high contrast
ant
Cap Ascenders X height
Baseline Descenders
sharp cut endings
Dionysus is a font based on "Baskerville" but has it‘s own characteristics, even though they share the same skeleton. For example Dionysus has a completly different serif type then Baskerville.
Font characteristics
straight and flat serifs
Hairlines
high contrast
bracketed serifs
straight cut endings
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Font relations
A B M P V R W X Y
C D G O Q
N K Z
E U F S I J T H L
n m u
b d p q o e c
v f h w j i x t k y l z
a s g r
Font creation & skeleton Lowercase:
Original Font: Baskerville
Rectrace the font‘s skeleton ( not necessarily accurate)
7pt
Use the Width Tool to get the shape. 7pt for straight lines 8pt for curves 2,5pt
2,5pt for normal and 2pt for hairline Ends
2pt
t
Make some changes after expanding, et voilà! You have Thoth‘s lowercase Letters
Font creation & skeleton Uppercase:
Original Font: Baskerville
Z
Rectrace the font‘s skeleton ( not necessarily accurate)
2pt Use the Width Tool to get the shape.
10 pt
10pt for straight lines 12pt for curves 4pt for normal and 2pt for hairline Ends
Make some changes after expanding, et voilà! You have Thoth‘s uppercase Letters
Z
b Thoth
Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bolzano - Bozen WUP 2021/22 Typefaces designed by Josef Pachmayr Prof. Antonino Benincasa Amedeo Bonini Rocco Lorenzo Modugno Fonts created with Illustrator & Fontself