Three type faces after selecting three themes: pixel, gothic, and geometric.
Pixel
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While brainstorming how to design this typeface, I thought, "Why does the concept of 'pixel' always have to look bulky, bold, and retro?" Challenging the common imagery of pixels we have engraved in our minds, I incorporated circles that gradually transform into squares and vice versa. The circles and squares that make up each letter are not equally spaced or connected, but are arranged in larger spacing to smaller spacing, then vice versa, resulting in a futuristic and interactive-looking pixel-inspired font.
Gothic
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My second theme was gothic. When I thought of the word 'gothic,' arches and flying buttresses instantly came to mind. Without giving the letters too much ornate detail like the classic gothic lettering, I looked for ways to mix and match the antiquity of the gothic lettering and the modern style of using simplified symbols of arches to form letters.
Geometric
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My last theme was geometric. Instead of making letters after simply playing with solid geometric shapes, I decided to play with the negative and positive spaces of the letter shapes to convey the geometric characteristic of the typeface. Utilizing one of the seven gestalt principles--closure--I left parts of each letter and number blank so that the viewer can fill in the gaps and complete the image of the font unconsciously.