Mononoke Tattoo
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From the designer’s website:
Mononoke Tattoo is the independent identity of Sakira, an illustrative-Japanese tattoo artist working within Spirit Flame Tattoo in Vancouver, WA. She approached me wanting a visual identity that would help her stand apart from the larger studio while utilizing her existing rabbit illustrations and combining her alternative style with traditional elements of Japanese design.
My strategy centered on blending clean, traditional typography with bold, roughened, brushwork-inspired Japanese type, alongside grungy textures, ink stamp effects (using her custom hanko), and graphic elements and formatting inspired by Japanese packaging and print design. These design choices allowed her identity to feel bold, handcrafted, and contemporary while remaining rooted in Japanese influence.
What became a star of her new identity was her set of seven custom omikuji (traditional Japanese paper fortunes). The final fortunes, created as fun and culturally inspired client takeaways to be drawn at random, were printed on real Japanese rice paper.
The primary brand typeface is Tiller. Additional fonts include Yrsa Italic. The sans and the Japanese typeface are yet unidentified.
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Source: shelbyroell.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Source: shelbyroell.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Source: shelbyroell.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Source: shelbyroell.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Source: shelbyroell.com License: All Rights Reserved.
This post was originally published at Fonts In Use