@Katherine Ciccone Hey Katherine, welcome! I hope we'll learn from each other here. By the way, I'm a heavy Notion user. But I have some issues with the typeface choices there :-D Less is often more – but not necessarily better.

@Micah Pfeiffer Welcome! I also have that goal, to draw and publish my very own typeface and use it in print. Let’s aim for that!

@Kristoffel Boudens Thank you for your insight! I'm looking forward to taking it all in. I suspect that his influence also reached Norway in my days as a student. I'll try to jot down some thoughts as I read.

It's worth hearing Märtha describing it on her Instagram: "We are so honored and grateful to share our monogram with you. This is not an official monogram, as I no longer represent the Royal family at official functions. This monogram is merely a wonderful emblem embedded with important symbolism for both @shamandurek and myself embracing our love. Thank you so much to the amazing team @anti_hamar for embrasing both of our souls into this representation of the two of us. You have done such a great job in capturing both of our essence into one symbol. Honoring our past life together in Egypt, the monogram embraces the hieroglyphs and the Egyptian symbols as follows: M for Märtha: The hieroglyph meaning: The wise owl, a guardian of souls navigating between worlds. The owl represents the protector, guiding humans through the passage from the earthly existence to the spirit world. D for Durek where the hieroglyph manifests as the hand - a symbol of actions performed with grace, opening doors and dancing through life. The Eye of Horus representing healing and knowledge. A symbol of protection from evil. Egyptian texts say Horus right eye was the sun and his left eye was the moon. Representing the masculine and the feminine energies. The beginning and the end. The rising sun of day and the rising star at night. The Horses: Horses have been a central animal through both our lives. Honoring their sensitivity, their strength and their majestic powers The Heart: Symbolizing the unconditional love that flows between us The Owl: Wisdom, the ability to see through darkness The Infinity Symbol: Symbolizing our eternal bond The Diamond: Representing the portal between the physical and the metaphysical realms This monogram truly speaks to our cores, representing us and our love, and we are truly grateful and honored that it signifies our unity to the world."

@Kristoffel Boudens Haha, perhaps. They do seem to be in the habit of selling things, so nothing peculiar of bottling up some spirit to sell…