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Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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Typography, Referenced
TYPEFACES AND SPECIMENS
Scripts
S
cripts can be elegant in one
font, funky in another. As with
handwriting, they have a wide
range of styles, weights, and
widths, making them one of the more
varied typographic categories.
Scripts owe more to the handwritten
word than the commonly used serif and
sans serif typefaces to which designers
often default. Today’s hand-letter-
ing revival has turned more attention
to scripts, especially when it comes
to custom lettering, prompting many
designers to leave behind the computer
in favor of the brush or pen.
Scripts generally fall into two dis-
tinct categories: fl owing (also called
connected or linked) and nonfl owing
(also called disconnected or unlinked).
Within those categories exist a morass
of subcategories that each break down
into further classes. Many of today’s
script faces come in a variety of alternate
letters, custom ligatures, and swashes.
Typographic standards such as letter
shape and size have compromised some
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SCRIPT CHARACTERISTICS
Typography
Typograp hy
Flowing Casual (set in Brush
Script): Connected letters,
suitable for nonformal uses
such as signage or display text
Nonfl owing Brush (set in Cascade
Script): Unconnected letters,
with thick strokes reminiscent
of a round or chiseled brush