Yanko Tsvetkov

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Yanko Tsvetkov Yanko Tsvetkov (b. Bulgaria) is a graphic designer in Valencia. He created the free Old Slavonic / Glagolitic style Cyrillic and Latin typeface Bulgaria Moderna V2 (2012; see also Bulgaria Moderna V2). He explains: The origins of most alphabets are often shrouded in mystery, it is almost impossible to know for sure how, by whom and when it was introduced. The Cyrillic alphabet is no exception. It carries the name of Saint Cyril, a Byzantine missionary send to Moravia by the Empreror with the task to consolidate Byzantine influence against the German clergy. His most frightening weapon was an alphabet, especially customized for the Slavic language---the Glagolitic, which he created himself. Even though The Cyrillic alphabet is named after Cyril, most scolars agree this is a sign of homage instead of acknowledgement of an authorship. The alphabet itself originated in the First Bulgarian Empire, which welcomed Cyril's students after his mission to Moravia failed. From Bulgaria, the alphabet spread to Serbia and later to other Slavic states such as Kievan Rus, the predecessor of the Russian Empire. During the ages, the alphabet got simplified and reformed several times and Russia's influence spread it as far as Mongolia. He also made Neoglagolitic Alpha (2010), another faux-modern version of the Glagolitic alphabet. Magmawave (2012) is a modular headline typeface.	EXTERNAL LINKS Yanko Tsvetkov Dafont page Behance page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Cyrillic type design ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Sites with only a few free fonts ⦿ The Spanish type scene ⦿ Type design in Bulgaria ⦿