BAYBAYIN CYBER NEON and BAYBAYIN CYBER STENCIL - 2 new free sci-fi / cyberpunk themed Baybayin fonts
New releases from my side project to design futuristic Baybayin fonts, because we don’t have enough of them and I want to encourage more futurism in Philippine art.
New variants of my “Baybayin Cyber” font - one is based on neon lights, and one based on stencil typography.
These fonts are 100% free for personal and commercial use, which means that you already have my permission to use these!
BAYBAYIN CYBER - A free sci-fi / cyberpunk themed Baybayin font
Hey guys! I know it’s been a while and I’ve been inactive in quarantine lately, but rest assured that I’m keeping myself busy working on my art projects. I know this is not my regular photography post, but in celebration of Buwan ng Wika, here is my latest project that I finished - which is my first attempt at a Baybayin typeface!
As you probably already know, one of my goals in art is to combine cyberpunk futurism with Filipino culture and this font is one such product of this design philosophy.
If you want to use this font for your projects (whether personal or commercial), you already have my permission!
Now I never heard of this plant until I saw a video on YouTube a few years back showing the beautiful changing colors from a blue to gorgeous purple (my fave color after black) when you add lemon to the drink.
Since then, butterfly pea has become such a trend and for a good reason due to the natural intense colors it brings to drinks.
However, did you know it’s natively grown in the Philippines? And that it’s always been a part of our traditional herbal medicine? If not, well now you know.
How did our ancestors see the stars? What did they associate them with? How did they use them to mark the changing of the seasons?
Two prominent stars were Orion and Pleiades. While, some Spanish terms for the stars, such as Tres Maria or Tatlong Maria, used to refer to Orions Belt, and Rosaryo, for Pleiades to refer to the rosary, are more commonly known today, our ancestors had native terms and beliefs in these stars.
They used the movement of the stars, sun, and moon to know when the seasons changed from the wet and dry season, to when to start planting or clearing the fields based on kaingin farming. They saw images of hunting traps, crabs, coconut trees, ripples or bubbles in the water, a weaving loom, and more.
⭐ One of the most well known astronomers & known as the father of Filipino Ethnoastronomy, was Dante Lacsamana Ambrosio.
He paved the way to relearning about how our ancestors saw the stars and did fieldwork to collecting names and beliefs of different stars throughout the Philippines. He made several articles talking about Filipino Ethnoastronomy and also published his book, Balatik: Katutubong Bituin ng mga Pilipino. He unfortunately passed away in 2011.
➡️What about you? Do you know any local names and beliefs of stars in your language or hometown that you’d like to share?
Didn’t want January to end without posting anything for this month cos I’m planning to have an art summary for this year, so here are some works from my gallery back from //checks metadata// 2018
Original character I like to dub as El Nino! Cheers! I dislike heat waves but love me some sun still!
Habang naglilinis ay nakita ko ang mga postcards na nabili ko noong 2019 MIBF. Napag-isipan kong hanapin ang mga ito sa internet at nalaman ko na ang mga larawan sa postcards ay makikita rin sa librong Form and Splendor: Personal Adornment of Northern Luzon Ethnic Groups, Philippines ni Roberto Maramba. Ang mga larawan naman sa naturang libro ay kuha ni Masato Yokoyama.
The striking neck ornament of the Isneg called “sipattal” composed of a bead collar and three cascades of cut mother of pearl.
Ilongot ear ornaments for females called “calipan.” Disks of mother-of-pearl have scratchwork designs of an anthropomorphic figure,
Ilongot earrings for males called “batling.” The jagged form is cut from the skull of a scarlet hornbill. It denoted headhunter status.
Bontoc women’s girdle called “akosan.” Very old and worn cone shells (Conus literatus) and bone pieces on woven textile.
The Tinguian shell girdle called “akosan.” ivory rings, wooden rings, cone shells and animal teeth on woven cloth. 110 cm in length.
Ceremonial loincloth for “Gaddang” males called “dinega.” Finely-woven cloth is decorated at the ends with tiny glass beads.
An assortment of Kalinga and Isneg bead ensembles. Bone and shell segments, glass, ceramic and agate beads.
May mga postcards pa ako na binili sa 2019 MIBF na hanggang ngayon ay hinahanap ko pa kung sino ang kumuha. Sa likuran ng postcards nakalagay na gawa ito ng Bookmark Publishing kaya naman nagpadala ako ng sulatroniko (e-mail) upang alamin kung katulad ba ng naunang mga postcard na pinost ko ay galing rin ang mga ito sa isang aklat:
Executioner at the turn of the century, Philippines
Boat builders at the turn of the century, Philippines
Cobbler (Chinese) at the turn of the century, Philippines
Fisherman at the turn of the century, Philippines
Musicians at the turn of the century, Philippines
Musicians at the turn of the century, Philippines
Musicians at the turn of the century, Philippines
Milkmen at the turn of the century, Philippines
Chinese laborers at the turn of the century, Philippines
Chinese laborers at the turn of the century, Philippines
This deity is one of the Sambal deities that is the deity of the wind. They were in particular one of the deities associated with the process of rice according to the Relation of the Zambals by Domingo Perez (1680).
According to the text, people would offer pinipig to Anitun Tawo for favorable winds. They would also set up an altar and hang some of the rice as an offering, which this practice was called “mamiarag”.
Pinipig is the green, immature grains of rice which is flattened and toasted. It is commonly used in dishes such as making halo-halo and pinipig polvoron.
The other deities associated with rice was Dumangan, Kalasakas, Kalasokos, and Damolag.
Currently, Anitun Tawo has been associated as a Tagalog deity, but like many other deities, there is no record of the Tagalog having this as a deity. It’s important to acknowledge that many deities claimed as Tagalog are not Tagalog. This gives a Tagalog centric way of thinking and like other instances, erases the identity and culture of other ethnic groups.
While I don’t rule out that Anitun Tawo may have been also known to the Tagalog, along with Dumangan, Apo Laki, Ana Golay, etc (though Si Dapa which apparently is also now being spread that he was a Tagalog god when he’s Bisaya irks me to no end), and others, this erasure and claiming of everything being Tagalog is an ongoing issue.
