Moving forward with the futuristic Viking idea I’ve began researching more into runes and their use of type. I had a base knowledge due to interest in Vikings because of my family heritage however I’ve also discovered that the Vikings not only had base letter and words you could form from that but also specific symbols for specific words instead of writing out the word each time. I’m going to incorporate this into my work and actually create symbols for some of the Norse Gods as well as my base alphabet. Here’s the picture I found that inspired this decision.

Quite a simple image, but paying attention to certain aspects of it, it’s really helped me forming some initial designs for my own type. For example the sharp edges the use of triangles and strong shapes throughout, the basic bold lines and smaller lines to add detailing and depth, all idea i’m aiming to construct my font around.