{"id":470,"date":"2025-07-08T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/?p=470"},"modified":"2025-07-31T03:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:17:49","slug":"custom-font-pilot-g2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/custom-font-pilot-g2\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Font (Pilot G2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Developed a custom font named after the <em>Pilot G2<\/em> gel pens, a typography project that explores personal identity and authenticity in the digital age. This two-part project converted my personal handwriting into a digital font, then transforming each letter individually into physical stamps, the project created a circular journey from analog to digital and back to physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process began by writing all 186 typeface characters with a <em>Pilot G2<\/em> pen repeatedly. Each character was digitized and refined to create consistent letterforms while preserving the organic qualities that make handwriting uniquely personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26 digital letters and ten numbers were then transformed into individual physical rubber stamps. Each character was laser engraved onto rubber, then attached to hand cut wooden blocks. The complete 36-piece set was packaged into a unique box, which I designed, printed, and then die cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project represents the evolution of typography, enabling personal typography to live beyond the original hand, whether in the physical or digital form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circular journey from pen to digital to stamps requiring ink again creates a poetic cycle where authentic self-expression transforms into tools for shared communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tools Used:<\/strong> Birdfont, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Pilot G2 pen, rubber, and wood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1978\" data-id=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font1-copy-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" data-id=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-1024x791.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-1024x791.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-768x593.webp 768w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-1536x1187.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pilot_g2_font-copy-2048x1583.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mariomoncalian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8583-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developed a custom font named after the Pilot G2 gel pens, a typography project that explores personal identity and authenticity in the digital age. 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