Typographic tattoo

A few days ago I was asked to create a simple Roman style lettering saying Carpe Noctem ("seize the night"). It was for a friend who was going to get this as a tattoo the next day. So I started quick sketches with slightly different styles, making them simple and a bit ornamental. Here is what I designed in my sketchbook:

This is the choice of designs I offered:

And the final version he chose:

That was a quick project! It was nice to see my lettering in the sketchbook, then in Illustrator and the next day - on the skin :)

And here is the actual tattoo!

Hope you enjoy wearing it Ross! ;)