List your favorite fonts and why!

**angelize** · 19 March 2012, 10:48 PM

How about handwriting fonts? does anyone have a favourite handwriting font? One of my favourites is Ladylike by Blambot. I like it because it gives a feminine touch and yet is very readable Another new favourite is one of the fonts from the Xara offer Aglio handwriting.

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**Soquili** · 19 March 2012, 10:56 PM

Freehand Tool can be used to make some custom glyphs when needed.

**angelize** · 19 March 2012, 11:45 PM

yes it can. But as we are talking about fonts here....

**Soquili** · 19 March 2012, 11:53 PM

Ah...but did you notice the Cherokee font in the lower right?

One of my favorite fonts because it contains the Cherokee Syllabary. Three glyphs pronounced the same as the seven shapes representing English characters.

The Syllabary and pronunciation guide: http://www.cherokee.org/Extras/Downloads/syllabary.html
The existing syllabary is the result of using many lead type from several languages rather than creating new lead type to conform with Sequoyah's original symbols. Elias Boudinot made the changes when getting the language ready for the printing press and the Cherokee Phoenix news paper.

**angelize** · 19 March 2012, 11:59 PM

I wondered what that was. I thought it was some sort of initials.

**mwenz** · 20 March 2012, 12:02 AM

Hi Frances.

I leave a couple always installed and few sitting in a folder just in case. I like Nevison Casual the most and have found use for Holiday Springs a few times.

Nevison I like simply because it is similar to notes I read in the margins of a book we got from my wife's grandfather (not his writing however). There is similarities in mainly the lower case 'o' and the loop in the 'k'.

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Holiday Springs I like simply because of its playful look.

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Take care, Mike

**mwenz** · 20 March 2012, 12:07 AM

Ok. How about script fonts?

My favorite is Snell Roundhand. I think it is an elegant script. Now, Gary will likely know the designer and I fear I am painting a theme here...

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Take care, Mike

**angelize** · 20 March 2012, 12:34 AM

One of my favourite script fonts is BlackJack I have found a few different uses for it. I'll bet Gary probably knows another name for this one too

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**Gare** · 20 March 2012, 12:26 PM

No, that's actually BlackJack, the proper name, and I bought it on sale along with one of Nick Curtis' fonts about two years ago.

My Best,

Gary

**Gare** · 20 March 2012, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by mwenz

Ok. How about script fonts?

My favorite is Snell Roundhand. I think it is an elegant script. Now, Gary will likely know the designer ...

Yep, I'd know Matthew Carter's work a mile and 20 picas away, Mike.

Hint: if you're remotely curious about a font's creator, do a search with something like "Who designed Snell Roundhand". It was the third Google hit, and from there, you can learn about the creator on wikipedia.

And then done $5 a year to wikipedia because these people continue to tank as a volunteer organization, and they're easily as useful as PBS.

—g