Typeface Design of Watu Krus in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

Indonesia is a country rich in culture. This culture becomes a habit that sticks and is passed down from generation to generation. The inherent culture forms an identity or identity for the Indonesian people. East Nusa Tenggara is one of the regions in Indonesia, especially the eastern part. One of the districts in East Nusa Tenggara is Sikka District. Sikka Regency has a capital city, Maumere. Sikka Regency is famous for various cultural tourism, religious tourism and marine tourism. Of the many tourist attractions in Sikka Regency, spiritual tourism is one of the tourist choices. One of the famous religious attractions is Watu Krus or what is often called the cross stone. One effort to preserve culture related to the Watu Krus or Cross Stone symbol can be through exploring the shape of the letters. In this design, the focus is on display typefaces or displays so that in the future the typeface will be more suitable for use as the main presentation. Based on the background that has been found, the problem formulation in designing this typeface adapts the Watu Krus symbol into a new typeface that carries the spirit of the archipelago. Designing this typeface opens up opportunities for widespread application of typefaces in supporting media such as posters, books, etc.