Ransom

an original typeface created by:abi thompson

INSPIRATION: PAGE TWO

THE CURVE: PAGE SIX

TEST DRIVE: PAGE ELEVEN

THE FACE: PAGE SIXTEEN

The inspiration for Ransom came from several areas of my life. I am a missionary in Kenya and had a desire to create a typeface for the organizat ion I t ravel wi th , Choose to Invest . I wanted something that was disticntly theirs but that also spoke to the nature of Kenya and the people that inhabit the land. They are a people of strength, passion, and joy.

After talking with the staff of Choose to Invest, both parties realized that designing a typeface for the organization was not the best option. I still wanted to create something for a missions based group so I approached my friend Johnny. He works with a group called Love Come Rescue Us. They travel with various missionaries and film their day to day lives in order to produce videos that these people can use to share with friends and families about the work they are doing. They also use the videos to help raise support for various trips.

I have always been drawn to modern type and faces that have more of a narrow and condensed look. I wanted to combine elements of modern faces with an open, sturdy look. This is Ransom.

Ransom is the face of strength, the face of passion, and the face of joy.

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AND OTHER ELEMENTS

The curve of the characters in Ransom is not your typ ica l curve . I wanted the characters to have an open feel to them. The curve of the miniscules has a slight lean towards the top. I drew inspiration for this from the slight lean that you may see in some of the homes of Kenyans.

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When I hear the word "ransom" , I th ink of being put back together . In terms of Christianity, to be ransomed is to be released from the captivity of sin. It paints a beatiful p i c tu re o f be ing pu t back toge ther a f te r hav ing been b roken . I wanted my typeface to reflect that action.

I created this feel by al lowing the end of the curve in some of the miniscules such as the "a", "h", "m", "n", and several others, to extend past the edge of the stem of the letter.

Within the majuscules, I created this feel by a l l o w i n g p i e c e s o f t h e f o r m t o o v e r l a p . T h i s c a n been seen in the "T" , "F " , "E" , "L " , and "W".

Th i s can a l so been seen w i th in the numera l s o f Ransom.

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