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The Most Beautiful Handwritten Fonts (Part 2)

June 9, 2020 by Patricia

Hello there! I've got another roundup of my top font picks! I know how popular this series has been, and it's been super fun collecting and curating fonts! This time I’ve gathered more of the most stylish handlettered fonts with a clean, warm, contemporary feel. (See part 1 here.) These would … [Read more...] about The Most Beautiful Handwritten Fonts (Part 2)

Filed Under: Design Inspiration Tagged With: font love, fonts, handwritten fonts, typography

Stylish, Contemporary Script Fonts

April 29, 2019 by Patricia

Here's a new roundup of my top font picks! This time I've gathered the most stylish script fonts with a very modern, contemporary feel. Think uneven baselines, irregular widths, but all with a very handwritten, fashion-inspired look. These fonts would look fabulous on social media graphics, … [Read more...] about Stylish, Contemporary Script Fonts

Filed Under: Design Inspiration Tagged With: font crush, font love

Trend Alert: High Contrast Sans Serifs

August 13, 2018 by Patricia

Have you noticed it too? High contrast sans serif fonts are fast becoming really fashionable. They used to be quite popular in 1950's advertising, but weren't seen much after that. That is, until now. I have noticed an increase in the number of contrasted sans in the market in the past few … [Read more...] about Trend Alert: High Contrast Sans Serifs

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The Best Signature Fonts

June 12, 2018 by Patricia

If you want a simple logo that looks like it's been written by hand, you can't go wrong with signature fonts. These belong to the general category of handwritten fonts, but these are more natural & free-flowing, usually with exaggerated strokes and a more uneven baseline -- but without the … [Read more...] about The Best Signature Fonts

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The most beautiful handwritten fonts (so far)

February 13, 2018 by Patricia

There are thousands of handwritten fonts available in the market now, and I've gathered my list of the most beautiful ones. The term "handwritten" isn't really a technical term as much as it is descriptive - it refers to typefaces that look like it's been written by hand. For this blog post, I'm … [Read more...] about The most beautiful handwritten fonts (so far)

Filed Under: Design Inspiration Tagged With: font crush, font love, handwritten fonts, typefaces

Font Crush: Quickpen

August 20, 2014 by Patricia

  If you're looking for a handwritten font that doesn't look like calligraphy, you will love Quickpen!  There's a nice roughness to the strokes that makes it look like actual handwriting. I love that it's still easy to read, and has a nice slant to it.  Or maybe I'm just biased because it … [Read more...] about Font Crush: Quickpen

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The Prettiest Calligraphy Fonts

July 16, 2014 by Patricia

  I've been trying to learn modern calligraphy for a few months now, and I have to confess that I'm finding out that it's not as easy as I thought it would be.  Professional calligraphers deserve to be paid every dollar that they charge and more. It takes painstaking practice for hours, … [Read more...] about The Prettiest Calligraphy Fonts

Filed Under: Design Inspiration Tagged With: calligraphy, font love, fonts, typefaces

The Most Beautiful Fancy Fonts

July 7, 2014 by Patricia

These are my top picks for the most gorgeous typefaces ever designed.  These are elaborate and at times exuberant, with flourishes and swashes that will take your breath away.  When a flourished word or sentence is required, these are the typefaces to consider. Some of them have a playful & … [Read more...] about The Most Beautiful Fancy Fonts

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