Have you ever thought about designing your own tombstone? A morbid idea, perhaps, but something a true typophile should certainly consider as it may be the most everlasting piece you design—a sort of last business card in stone. It’s not something I necessarily thought about until nearly two years ago when I had to design one for a family member. I didn’t want to go with the standard designs and type options the monument company provided, so I asked if I could design it myself. In case you’re interested, it only requires an Illustrator/EPS file much like one you would prepare for a vinyl letter cutting machine. Everything has to be converted to outlines and you have to keep in mind how the machine works. I started by doing some research in the cemetery into which the tombstone I was doing was going to be placed. Attached are some photo that served as my primary source of reference.
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