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In the end, I hope Burgues Script will serve you well when a flourished word or sentence is required for a design project. Such blinding talent from over a hundred years ago.īurgues is the Spanish word for Bourgeois. When I think of Madarasz producing a flourished calligraphic logotype in a few seconds, and try to reconcile that with the timelines of my or my colleagues’ work in identity and packaging design, the mind reels. I can only imagine what steady nerves and discipline Madarasz must have had to be able to produce fully flourished and sublimely connected words and sentences on a whim. It seems that the extremely high contrast of the forms, coupled with the required flow and connectivity of such lettering, will always be hard work for any visual artist to produce, even with the aide of a powerful machine. Madarasz’s method of penmanship was fascinating and challenging to translate into the strict, mathematically oriented language of the computer. The past holds as many surprises as the future. Surprisingly, and fortunately for me, this did not happen.

I also thought that, like with most other scripts, the process would regularize itself after a while and be reduced to a mechanical habit. All of this has been tied together with OpenType and tested thoroughly within today’s standard design and desktop publishing software.Īfter working with digital scripts for so long, at one point I thought that Burgues Script would become a bit of a chore to complete.

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To this end, many ligatures and swashes were made, as well as full flourished sets of letters for use at the beginnings or endings of words and sentences.

I did have to change many of the letters in order to be able to produce digital calligraphy that can flow flexibly and offered the user a variety of options, while maintaining its attractive appearance. These two references were the cornerstone for the concept I was trying to work with. Jones’s Lessons in Advanced Engraver’s Script Penmanship by L. The two main sources for Burgues were the calligraphy examples shown in Zaner Bloser’s The Secret of the Skill of Madarasz: His Philosophy and Penmanship Masterpieces, and C. I hope you, visual poet, find my persistence justified in this case. And occasionally, the poet gives in to the persistence. Once in a while, the assistant persists on what the subject of the poem will be. My work consists of letters drawn to fit together, that become an element of someone’s visual poetry. If I was an actual poet, my words would be about things I desire but cannot attain, objects of utter beauty that make me wallow in humility, or people of enormous talent who look down at me from the clouds of genius. I use the word ‘ode’ in a colloquially ambitious manner. His talent has caused some people to call him “the most skillful penman the world has ever known.” Inspired by the artist Paul Cézanne himself, Cezanne is an gorgeous, artistic script designed by Michael Want.Īlternate letterforms are a must for the glamorous Burgues Script designed by Alejandro Paul.īrian Willson‘s Lamar Pen is a exquisite calligraphic script that is very versatile and timeless.Burgues Script is an ode to the late 19th century American calligrapher Louis Madarasz, whose legendary pen has inspired schools of penmanship for over 100 years. James West’s Carpenter Script is simple and graceful and reminds me of my mom’s handwriting!ĭesigned by Charles Snell in the 17th century, Snell Roundhand is beautifully elegant and timeless. With dozens of alternate letterforms to explore, this font is incredibly versatile.Īnother one by Richard Lipton, Sloop is a beautiful and elegant script.Ī fun yet elegant hand-calligraphy script by Emily Lime with beautiful long lines between the letters. Richard Lipton’s Bickham Script is a classic and sophisticated script. Here is a roundup of some of my favourites. They are so delicate and beautiful, they can transform the most hateful words into a piece of art. The ligatures, the curves and clean lines, the ascenders and descenders, the glyphs. I’m crazy about script fonts but rarely get a chance to use them unless I’m working on a wedding invitation or my own personal projects. I’ve often thought about starting a company dedicated to wedding invitations just to be able to work with script fonts all day long.

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