#swashes

[calligraphy-creature]

I am very interested in how you design your little swirls and curls on your letters, how do you do it?

I'm not sure if you mean the curls on the end of cursive letters, or the more intricate designs I sometimes use for initial capital letters. For the intricate capital letters, most of the time I'm copying other people's designs that are old enough to be out of copyright! I've built up a collection of alphabets and ornamental initials, mostly from looking through printer's specimen books from the 1800s on the texts section of the internet archive. For the curls coming off of cursive letters, these are called swashes. I've looked at how other calligraphers do them to get some ideas, because there's a lot of variations. To design them I write out a test run of the phrase in ink and draw the swashes in pencil so I can change them easily. I just keep messing around until I feel like they look balanced, not overcrowded in one spot or sparse in another spot, and not too crowded overall.

[ilikefonts]

The Humble Font by LetterFreshStudio

[fontriver]

Blindspot font by Willetter Studio

[moshiknadav]

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[chromeography]

1970s Ford Pinto by Simon H.

[threesevenfive]

2020 let’s do this! — #typography #lettering #swashes https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zX4w7BH_C/?igshid=z0eeikz0pvk

[goodtype]

“Growth” by @iamgiagraham for today’s #GoodtypeConstraints #GoodtypeTuesday. • This week we are going to talk about the importance of design constraints. Design constraints can oftentimes be viewed as creative inhibitors. But on the contrary, they can help the creative process by defining the project and allow the designer to focus on the necessities of the design. We feel it is important to identify all constraints at the beginning of a project to avoid any potential tensions and conflicts. The more specific the constraints or needs of the project, the smoother the graphic design process will flow. Your challenge this week is to letter one word with the following constraints: 1. Must be 1 word 2. The word must contain 2 swashes 3. The word must contain at least 1 ligature 4. The word must elicit a positive feeling 5. The word can repeat itself 6. The design must contain a colorful gradient 7. The word or the background may use the gradient In the caption, tell us why you chose that word. Digital or analog is acceptable. Tag your entry @Goodtype and hashtag it #GoodtypeTuesday and #GoodtypeConstraints. • As always, we will repost some of our favorites. Remember, this is all for the encouragement and practice of lettering. Only positive comments and constructive feedback welcome. Multiple entries welcome. All skill levels welcome. Please only enter YOUR work. Entering your work does not make it ours. We give credit where credit is due. Above all, HAVE FUN! • This is a 24 hour activity that happens once a week! Join the Goodtype Newsletter to get a head start on the weekly #GoodtypeTuesday prompt. • Know someone who should participate? Tag 'em! . . . #goodtype #strengthinletters #lettering #handlettering #growth #calligraphy #ligatures #swashes #typography #tyxca #typism #typegang #typedaily #thedailytype #calligritype https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4eTz2HvUP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mla76qhufid6

[nadibogi]

AMI grafika X

The graphic design department in the Institute of Applied Arts has started 10 years ago in Sopron. This great occasion has been celebrated with a poster exhibition last Friday in the Formaterem of the school with many students. It was so good to see you guys and last but not least, very happy birthday for Marci Juhász! ♡ I used Áron Jancsó's beautiful typeface for the poster.