Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Type Specimen - Week 5




"FAVORITE"

This is a display, handwritten typeface. The letters are in lower case script, each stroke carrying on to the next letter, except for from the "V" to the "O". The counter is left slightly open on the "A", and the bowl is a lot more oval on it and the bowls of the "F" than the round bowl found on the "O". The tittle of the "I" is dotted by the terminal of the crossbar of the "T", which is swash like. The stem that connects the "O" to the "R" runs through the counter of the "O" and the stem that connects the "T" to the "E" does not connect and flow to the crossbar of the "E". The terminals on the open "A" and the joints on the "R" are very rounded and dot like, in stark contrast to the pointed terminals on the "V" and "E". There are ascenders and descenders on the "F" going above the baseline and above the mean line.The swash like crossbar of the "T" sits extremely close to the shoulder of the "E".

CLASSIFY:
Display
Handwritten
Lower Case

DEFINE:
The terminals on the "A", the joints of the "R" and the crossbar of the "T" make it look as if the pen or marker may have sat there just a moment longer, leaving a slightly dotted effect. The way that the "T" and the "E" connect make it look as if a hand wrote the "T" and instead of going straight into the "E", they stopped and made that form all on its own.

COMMENT:
This word carries a light hearted feel, with the lower case script and the blue color. I appreciate the contrast it adds against the other typeface, but I wish the "F" had a starter spur and that the crossbar of the "T" didn't come quite so close to the "E".

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