[fig. 0] shows the book cover and the first pages in the book which I was drawn to instantly. The letterforms felt like they had history to them, but I felt like I came across something lost to the world.
[fig. 1] is a scan of the original design and [fig. 2] is the digitized version.
[fig. 3] I found examples where alternative letters were used, like the top heavy "R" to the more normal looking "R".
"Replica" is still being worked on. It currently has uppercase, lowercase, a few ligatures, and very basic punctuation. In mid 2020, I redrew all the letters from scratch because I wasn't happy with the quality of the letterforms. I also redesigned all the serifs — which in my original cut were rounded and had a hand-drawn feel — to a more squared serif to give a more sturdy and durable feel to them.
This page currently has the first drawing of "Replica" that I designed in 2018.
