- Brush Script
Infobox font
name = Brush Script
style = Casual script
date =1942
creator =Robert E. Smith
foundry =American Type Founders Brush Script is a casual connecting script
typeface designed in1942 by Robert E. Smith for theAmerican Type Founders (ATF). the face exhibits an exuberant graphic stroke emulating the look of handwritten written letters with an ink brush.Lowercase letters are deliberately irregular to further effect the look of handwritten text. The typeface was introduced in 1942 and saw near immediate success with advertisers, retailers, and in posters. Its popularity continued through the 1950s, and waned as influence of theInternational Typographic Style grew in the 1960s. The typeface has regained considerable popularity for its nostalgic association with the post WW2 era.Along with
Dom Casual and Mistral, it is one of the best-known casual script typefaces.Notable usages
* It was the font used for the logo of Australian soap
Neighbours from its inception in 1985 until a highly publicised revamp in 2007 when it was replaced with a plain block sans serif logo.References
Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. "The Encyclopedia of Type Faces." Blandford Press Ltd.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
Links
* [http://www.linotype.com/en/303/brushscript.html Type Gallery - Brush Script]
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