Copycat typeface
![](copycat-cover.gif)
Task: to create a display typeface.
Copycat is a spectacular display typeface with reverse contrast.
![copycat cow](copycat-cow.png)
The face comes in two styles: regular and italic.
![copycat type](copycat-type.gif)
The word copycat means an imitator or a simulator. The typeface imitates the Tamil and Sinhala languages, but does it superficially and not seriously.
![](copycat-symbol-01.jpg)
![](copycat-symbol-02.png)
An example from Wikipedia
Rotating the letters, increasing their size and typing random characters can create a nice pattern. It demonstrates the idea behind the typeface: something related to the Sinhala language, obscure but very beautiful.
Some of the characters from the Sinhala language became typeface ornaments.
![copycat letters](copycat-letters.png)
If you want, you add tails to the letters and cover them with stars.
![copycat star](copycat-star.png)
Or draw eyes and ears.
![](copycat-animals-01.png)
![](copycat-animals-02.png)
![](copycat-meow.png)
![](copycat-cat.png)