My Fantastic Ideas

Saturday, November 19, 2005

no. 7: better handwritten fonts

People use fonts that look handwritten when they want to make something seem more personal, or more human. The thing that accomplishes this is the small imperfections: a bulge in the top of the 'e,' or a long swoop on the tail of a 'g.' These details attract attention, and evoke a non-computerized feel. But when these letters are repeated (as two 't's were there), the effect is ruined and the reader feels annoyed (or is that just me). This was on display in the (otherwise well-done) credits for the new Harry Potter movie... Some advanced handwriting fonts sometimes have this feature, but why not have all handwritten fonts randomly generate these human touches, or at least have two or three iterations of each letter so an not to be so obviously from a computer...

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