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Favorite handwritten fonts
Posted by Moore in
21 Aug 2003 — 8:11am
21 Aug 2003 — 8:11am
What are some favorite handwritten fonts... specifically, hand printing not cursive or calligraphic.
-j
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21 Aug 2003 — 8:16am
I'd say Catich's Petrarch Script:
http://www.themicrofoundry.com/other/catich_petrarch.gif
But I'm pretty sure it's never actually been made into a font.
hhp
21 Aug 2003 — 11:35am
Well, I made this one for a customer.
Yes, I sometimes do things like this.
Yes, it's for children.
Yes, this is Jacques
25 Aug 2003 — 8:13pm
21 Aug 2003 — 12:32pm
May I speak Freely?
21 Aug 2003 — 12:38pm
Go
21 Aug 2003 — 1:14pm
Stephen, you just reminded me of one of my favorite handwriting fonts: Gary Munch's Nanogram (FontHaus).
And did you know that Comic Sans has a sister?
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontosaurus/jantze/
Bujeezus.
--
BTW, Jacques, do you use email to reply to Typophile posts?
hhp
21 Aug 2003 — 1:23pm
why?
21 Aug 2003 — 1:44pm
Because emailed posts don't contain even a clue of an "embedded" link in the post, and that way you would have failed to realize that Richard's question contained its answer, and told him to "Go".
Not your fault - Typophile's.
hhp
21 Aug 2003 — 1:45pm
Plumera from Sudtipos & Handsome Nib from Mr Shinn.
21 Aug 2003 — 1:48pm
I hoped no one got that and that you all would take that as a very intelligent remark.
I am busy kerning a font at the moment. As outlook goes 'ploink', I am relieved of my duties for the next 30 seconds.
--Jacques
21 Aug 2003 — 1:53pm
Outlook? You virus hub.
hhp
21 Aug 2003 — 1:53pm
FF Prater + FF Prater sans.
I have to the beergarden, which it was made originally for.
--Jacques
21 Aug 2003 — 1:59pm
It came for free with the system.
21 Aug 2003 — 4:46pm
I love, absolutely love, Emily Austin from Type Quarry: http://www.typequarry.com/type.html?sku=042&cart=10614938411026231
21 Aug 2003 — 5:17pm
Chris: Good pick. I love Brian Willson's scripts.
21 Aug 2003 — 8:35pm
i am looking mainly for an unconnected printed style, not scripty and not to elegant. maybe similar to the hand printing on an architectural drawing....
21 Aug 2003 — 8:43pm
Emily Austin isnt what i was looking for... but i think i love mrs austin too!!! great face... i need to buy it.
22 Aug 2003 — 7:12am
joshua, if i can plug my own, i have several architecture-like fonts at my site:
lonol
soli
and kemie
22 Aug 2003 — 7:19am
sorry, double posted
23 Aug 2003 — 1:47am
I'm partial to Rudolph Ruzicka's Ruzicka Freehand:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/ruzicka-freehand/
As well as John Benson's Caliban:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/caliban/
I also like many of Nate Piekos' comic-book
fonts offered by Blambot, many of which are
free or very inexpensive:
http://www.blambot.com/
http://www.myfonts.com/browse/foundry/blambot/?itemsperpage=27&resultcount=27&page=1
David
23 Aug 2003 — 12:07pm
Joshua wrote,
> What are some favorite handwritten fonts...
>specifically, hand printing(...)
One of my favorites for about ten years now is my good friend Gary Eckstein's 'TF Gary' design:
To my amazement, his handwriting actually looks like this. After a lot of nudging, I was finally able to cajol him into turning it into a font.
It's available in three weights - Light, Medium and Bold - and has been well used by some major print and online marketers.
Joe
25 Aug 2003 — 8:03pm
Is it just me, or do others find all the Koziupa script faces at Sudtipos unusually masterful?
25 Aug 2003 — 8:13pm
25 Aug 2003 — 8:14pm
Oops, just noticed Joshua's specification of 'not cursive', which rules out Caflisch Script.
21 Aug 2003 — 12:27pm
If you're looking for something that emulates hand printing
your choices are slim. Most are too formal (Petrarch), too
cute (Comic Sans), or too mechanical to pass for handwriting.
Here are a few that emulate real, legible hand scripts:
Fineprint, Zemke Hand, Longhand, Erazure, Petescript,
Grove Script, Felt Tip Roman (Mark Simonson's best-seller),
and the hugely popular Marydale from the Type Quarry which
sells a few other good scripts, including some nice
historical reconstructions.
21 Aug 2003 — 12:47pm
Freely is great, Rich. Thanks for reminding me of that new release.
21 Aug 2003 — 1:21pm
Joshua - Are you looking for connected scripts? If so, I have
a different list.
25 Aug 2003 — 7:50pm
I realize this one might not fit your bill, Joshua, but since
this thread has formed a nice list of handwriting fonts in all
forms, I thought I'd add Tiza, brand new from Sudtipos.
25 Aug 2003 — 8:50pm
Not just you, William - me too. As I understand it, Koziupa
is an Argentinian letterer who has barely touched a
computer. Alejandro Paul discovered him and has begun
digitizing his work. We hope to do a feature on his work at
Typographica sometime soon.
26 Aug 2003 — 11:32am
The quality is probably substandard on most of these, but
there is a huge list of school pen scripts here (mirrored here).
19 Dec 2012 — 12:34am
This is an ancient thread but it’s still generating lots of visits. So, 10 years later, here’s an update of my handwriting font recommendations.