Calligraphy Logo

I based my calligraphy around one of the logos from the X-Men media franchise. For your convenience, here is the logo that I based my design off of.

My design is composed of six factors. First is the outer circle, which is composed of the names of the heroes of the series. Due to the amount of heroes that have been featured across all of X-Men media, I chose to focus on the ones that have made a significant impact in the world of comics and/or are the faces of the series. In addition, to save space, I chose heroes whose name consisted of only one word. This is why "Professor Charles Xavier" is shortened to "Xavier" and why Emma Frost is not included.

Second is the inner circle. This circle contains a list of villains in the series. The same rules for inclusion in this circle are the same rules that apply to the outer circle. Unfortunately, that meant I had to leave out Mister Sinister.

The third factor is the bolded words in the semi-cursive font. The words are meant to be a reflection of the prejudice that the characters of the franchise face from citizens due to their powers. The characters, called mutants, are portrayed as demons who are worthy of your hatred and that taking extreme measures against them is acceptable.

The fourth factor combines with the third factor to help create the 'X'. The words on the outside of the bolded words are some of the groups that have rivaled the X-Men throughout the years. The same rules applied in factors one and two apply here. This is why "Brotherhood of Evil" is shortened to just "Brotherhood". I chose to include a list of villain groups, because I thought it was necessary to highlight just how hard the battle is for the X-Men to earn their civil rights.

The fifth factor is the blue and red text in between the inner and outer circles. The blue is a quote from Charles Xavier, a mutant who stresses peace and understanding as a way to advance mutant rights. The red quote is from the franchise's main villain, Magneto. Magneto is a radical who advocates for violence against humans in order to achieve mutant rights. The contrast in styles of the two men is represented in the colors: blue (a traditional good guy color) for Xavier and red (a traditional bad guy color) for Magneto.

The final factor is the one word in the center of the circle where the lines creating the 'X' meet: human. Human is ultimately the main theme of X-Men throughout its entirety. Regardless if it is a comic, a movie, or a game, the one thing that X-Men always tries to remind you of is that everybody is human at the end of the day.