We are in the process of creating some in-store signage using calligraphy fonts and thought we would share some handwritten font finds. Those of you who have been working for fonts for years know how remarkably INEXPENSIVE handwritten fonts have become! It used to be $100+ per font, and now - peanuts for the designer fonts. $18-$35 puts a world of high end fonts on the desktop. Not to mention free...
Found a great site tonight- fubiz.net which offers a "daily dose of inspiration" on lots of cool topics-- design, music, advertising, graphics.
Linked over to a very fun site- lots and lots and lots of curvy, curly, creative word play and TYPE.In particular had some typo luv for "Typo Project" - as in cool images above- featuring lots and lots and lots of curvey, curly creative word play.
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love this site I just read about on the Orange Beautiful blog (thanx Emily!) -The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by illustrator and typographer Jessica Hiche.Every day Jessica posts a different, amazing, handcrafted initial cap for your viewing pleasure. Generous, you say? Wait- the best part is yet to come- you can use these caps for your own enjoyment (restrictions apply) and re-post...
At On Paper, we love, love, love fonts. We have hundreds in our archives but must admit that there are the proud and the few that we use all the time. They are just perfectly suited for invitations. Our most popular are Mrs. Eaves, Copperplate, Bickham Script and Dearest. The old stand bys!
So we're happy to have just purchased some new fonts (shown above) and we welcome them aboard!If you want...
