Script typefaces are based on the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting.[1][2] They are generally used for display or trade printing, rather than for extended body text in the Latin alphabet. Some Greek alphabet typefaces, especially historically, have been a closer simulation of handwriting.
Cursive is an example of a casual scriptCaflisch Script is an example of a casual script
Script typefaces are organized into highly regular formal types similar to cursive writing and looser, more casual scripts.
Formal scriptsedit
A majority of formal scripts are based upon the letterforms of seventeenth and eighteenth century writing-masters like George Bickham, George Shelley and George Snell. The letters in their original form are generated by a quill or metal nib of a pen. Both are able to create fine and thick strokes. Typefaces based upon their style of writing appear late in the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. Contemporary revivals of formal script faces can be seen in Kuenstler Script and Matthew Carter's typeface Snell Roundhand. These typefaces are frequently used for invitations and diplomas to effect an elevated and elegant feeling. They may use typographic ligatures to have letters connect.
Casual scriptsedit
Casual scripts show a less formal, more active hand. The strokes may vary in width but often appear to have been created by wet brush rather than a pen nib. They appeared in the early twentieth century, and with the advent of photocomposition in the early 1950s, their number rapidly increased. They were popularly used in advertising in Europe and North America into the 1970s. Examples of casual script types include Brush Script, Kaufmann and Mistral. Some may be non-connecting like Freestyle Script.
Technologyedit
Claude Garamond's famous grecs du roi typeface, intended to mimic the handwriting of Cretan scribe Angelo Vergecio. To mimic his writing, many alternate characters are needed. While this style was once very popular in printing the Greek alphabet, it is no longer used due to its complexity.
Script typefaces place particular demands on printing technology if the letters are intended to join up and vary like handwriting. A typeface intended to mimic handwriting, such as Claude Garamond's grecs du roi typeface, will require many alternate characters. In digital type these (once drawn) can be substituted seamlessly through contextual ligature insertion in applications like InDesign, but this was complicated in metal. Another complexity in metal type was that sorts had to have delicate overhanging parts to interlock. This required careful design and casting for the sorts to fit together without gaps or the sorts breaking, or leaving gaps to be filled in by the natural spread of ink on paper.[4][5]
Script typefaces have evolved rapidly in the second half of the 20th century due to developments in technology and the end of widespread use of metal type. Historically, most signwriting on logos, displays and shop frontages did not use fonts but was rather custom-designed lettering created by signpainters and engravers.[6][7][8][9] As phototypesetting and then computers have made printing text at a range of sizes far easier than in the metal type period, it has become increasingly common for businesses to use type for logos and signs rather than hand-drawn lettering. In addition, phototypesetting made overlap of characters relatively simple, something very complicated to achieve in metal type. Matthew Carter has cited his 1966 Snell Roundhand typeface as deliberately designed to replicate a style of calligraphy hard to simulate in metal.[10][11] An additional development enabling more sophisticated script fonts has been the release of the OpenType format, which most fonts are now released in. This allows fonts to have a large character set, increasing the sophistication of design possible, and contextual insertion, in which characters that match one another are inserted into a document automatically, so fonts can convincingly mimic handwriting without the user having to choose the correct substitute characters manually.[12] Many modern script typefaces emulate the styles of hand-drawn lettering from different historical periods.
In Unicode there is a script Latin alphabet for mathematical use, with both capital and small letters. Few fonts provide support for all 52 characters, and their presentations vary in style from roundhand to chancery hand and others.
These characters are: ๐โฌ๐๐โฐโฑ๐ขโโ๐ฅ๐ฆโโณ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌโ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐นโฏ๐ปโ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐โด๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Some characters are named "SCRIPT ..." in Unicode:
U+2113โSCRIPT SMALL L (ℓ)
U+2118โSCRIPT CAPITAL P (℘, ℘) (actually a misnomer, name is corrected into WEIERSTRASS ELLIPTIC FUNCTION)
Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBNย 1-57912-023-7.
Macmillan, Neil. An AโZ of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBNย 0-300-11151-7.
External linksedit
Columbia University online facsimile of writing manuals including The Universal Penman
Allan Haley article on using digital versions of script typefaces
January 01, 1970
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Script typefaces are based on the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting 1 2 They are generally used for display or trade printing rather than for extended body text in the Latin alphabet Some Greek alphabet typefaces especially historically have been a closer simulation of handwriting Cursive is an example of a casual script Caflisch Script is an example of a casual script Contents 1 Styles 1 1 Formal scripts 1 2 Casual scripts 2 Technology 3 Unicode 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStyles editSee also List of script typefaces nbsp Union Pearl an early script typeface 3 Script typefaces are organized into highly regular formal types similar to cursive writing and looser more casual scripts Formal scripts edit A majority of formal scripts are based upon the letterforms of seventeenth and eighteenth century writing masters like George Bickham George Shelley and George Snell The letters in their original form are generated by a quill or metal nib of a pen Both are able to create fine and thick strokes Typefaces based upon their style of writing appear late in the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century Contemporary revivals of formal script faces can be seen in Kuenstler Script and Matthew Carter s typeface Snell Roundhand These typefaces are frequently used for invitations and diplomas to effect an elevated and elegant feeling They may use typographic ligatures to have letters connect Casual scripts edit Casual scripts show a less formal more active hand The strokes may vary in width but often appear to have been created by wet brush rather than a pen nib They appeared in the early twentieth century and with the advent of photocomposition in the early 1950s their number rapidly increased They were popularly used in advertising in Europe and North America into the 1970s Examples of casual script types include Brush Script Kaufmann and Mistral Some may be non connecting like Freestyle Script Technology edit nbsp Claude Garamond s famous grecs du roi typeface intended to mimic the handwriting of Cretan scribe Angelo Vergecio To mimic his writing many alternate characters are needed While this style was once very popular in printing the Greek alphabet it is no longer used due to its complexity Script typefaces place particular demands on printing technology if the letters are intended to join up and vary like handwriting A typeface intended to mimic handwriting such as Claude Garamond s grecs du roi typeface will require many alternate characters In digital type these once drawn can be substituted seamlessly through contextual ligature insertion in applications like InDesign but this was complicated in metal Another complexity in metal type was that sorts had to have delicate overhanging parts to interlock This required careful design and casting for the sorts to fit together without gaps or the sorts breaking or leaving gaps to be filled in by the natural spread of ink on paper 4 5 Script typefaces have evolved rapidly in the second half of the 20th century due to developments in technology and the end of widespread use of metal type Historically most signwriting on logos displays and shop frontages did not use fonts but was rather custom designed lettering created by signpainters and engravers 6 7 8 9 As phototypesetting and then computers have made printing text at a range of sizes far easier than in the metal type period it has become increasingly common for businesses to use type for logos and signs rather than hand drawn lettering In addition phototypesetting made overlap of characters relatively simple something very complicated to achieve in metal type Matthew Carter has cited his 1966 Snell Roundhand typeface as deliberately designed to replicate a style of calligraphy hard to simulate in metal 10 11 An additional development enabling more sophisticated script fonts has been the release of the OpenType format which most fonts are now released in This allows fonts to have a large character set increasing the sophistication of design possible and contextual insertion in which characters that match one another are inserted into a document automatically so fonts can convincingly mimic handwriting without the user having to choose the correct substitute characters manually 12 Many modern script typefaces emulate the styles of hand drawn lettering from different historical periods Unicode editFurther information Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols In Unicode there is a script Latin alphabet for mathematical use with both capital and small letters Few fonts provide support for all 52 characters and their presentations vary in style from roundhand to chancery hand and others These characters are ๐โฌ๐๐โฐโฑ๐ขโโ๐ฅ๐ฆโโณ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌโ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐นโฏ๐ปโ๐ฝ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐โด๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Some characters are named SCRIPT in Unicode U 2113 โ SCRIPT SMALL L amp ell U 2118 SCRIPT CAPITAL P amp weierp amp wp actually a misnomer name is corrected into WEIERSTRASS ELLIPTIC FUNCTION dd See also editAntiqua typeface class Blackletter Chancery hand Record typeReferences edit Alexander S Lawson January 1990 Anatomy of a Typeface David R Godine Publisher pp 349 380 ISBN 978 0 87923 333 4 Horn Frederick A 1936 Type Tactics Modern Script Types Commercial Art 20 119 194 197 Retrieved 30 April 2017 Lane John A 1992 The Origins of Union Pearl Matrix 12 125 133 Hardwig Florian 2 October 2014 Venus Motorroller Fonts in Use Retrieved 30 December 2016 Hardwig Florian 26 January 2015 Korbmacher Verein Kranichfeld invoice 1939 Fonts in Use Retrieved 30 December 2016 Simonson Mark Not a font Mark Simonson Studio blog Retrieved 14 December 2016 Coles Stephen Lettering is not type Type Network Archived from the original on 2021 04 27 Retrieved 2018 01 21 Mosley James English Vernacular Typefoundry blog Retrieved 14 December 2016 Shinn Nick The Golden Age of Hand Lettering in American Advertising Type Culture Retrieved 1 April 2017 ADC Hall of Fame Matthew Carter ADC Retrieved 2 January 2017 Alexander S Lawson January 1990 Anatomy of a Typeface David R Godine Publisher pp 360 1 ISBN 978 0 87923 333 4 Shaw Paul 7 April 2010 Lettercentric Type as Writing Print Retrieved 21 September 2015 Blackwell Lewis 20th Century Type Yale University Press 2004 ISBN 0 300 10073 6 Fiedl Frederich Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein Typography An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History Black Dog amp Leventhal 1998 ISBN 1 57912 023 7 Thi Truong Mai Linh Siebert Jurgen Spiekermann Erik FontBook Digital Typeface Compendium FSI FontShop International 2006 ISBN 978 3 930023 04 2 Macmillan Neil An A Z of Type Designers Yale University Press 2006 ISBN 0 300 11151 7 External links editColumbia University online facsimile of writing manuals including The Universal Penman Allan Haley article on using digital versions of script typefaces Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Script typeface amp oldid 1207075502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
