Day 18 | 100 Days Project
For fun, putting in a very old classic and possibly not very popular typeface. Zapfino.
It’s a calligraphic typeface, now overused and often seen in uninspired wedding invitations and co. Given it is one of the few preinstalled system typefaces on most operating systems. ;)
What’s interesting however about Zapfino are the many character variations the typeface brings with it, as classic handwriting would as well. Designed by Herman Zapf in 1998 (inspired by sketches from 1944) there are up to 10 variants of the character e.
In this project I’ll explore typography, colours, form, shape in a quick morning exercise for 100 days (part of 100 Days Scotland project). Occasionally, I’ll add further nuggets of information for the chosen typography, foundry and colours.