We are losing some important forms of self-expression—handwriting and “artistic penmanship”. Typefaces and the resulting digital fonts are wonderful, but fewer and fewer of us understand and appreciate typography with an underlying understanding and appreciation of refined handwriting and artistic penmanship. I’m guessing that most typeface designers will tell you is that the shapes, styles, […]
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Handwriting fonts are alive in ways conventional typefaces are not
Handwriting translates life into words—at its best it seems to portray the writer’s state of mind, even their physical prowess. While one hand demonstrates a steely confidence another might reveal a state of abject perplexity. I’m not saying every hand tells an obvious story, I’m just saying handwriting fonts can be alive in ways conventional […]