Papyrus (typeface)

Papyrus (typeface)

Infobox font
name = Papyrus
style = fantasy


based_on =
aka =
creationdate = 1982
releasedate = 1983
creator = Chris Costello
foundry = Letraset
foundries = Linotype
ITC
variations =
sample =

Papyrus is a typeface designed by American Chris Costello, a prolific graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer, in 1982 and released the next year to foundry Letraset. It was originally hand-drawn over a period of six months by means of calligraphy pen and textured paper. Costello described his goal as a font that would represent what English vernacular would have looked like if written on papyrus 2000 years ago. Papyrus has a number of distinctive human touches, including rough edges, irregular curves, and high horizontal strokes in the capitals. ITC, the current owner of the typeface describes it as an "unusual roman typeface [that] effectively merges the elegance of a traditional roman letterform with the hand-crafted look of highly skilled calligraphy."

The font face appears in the Crocodile Hunter's title, bottles of AriZona iced tea and heavily used by the metal band Lamb of God, for all of their album covers and much of their merchandise. Papyrus is also often used anywhere a somewhat antique look might be desired, such as on travel information. Due to its unique presentation and widespread circulation, many graphic designers, including Papyrus' originator, feel the typeface to be overused.Fact|date=June 2008

External links

* [http://www.costelloart.com/fonts.html Chris Costello's official web site.]
*An [http://www.iheartpapyrus.com/2007/05/interview-with-papyrus-creator-chris.html interview] with Chris Costello regarding the font.
* [http://www.linotype.com/1321/papyrus-family.html Linotype's Papyrus page] featuring samples of commercial use of the font.
* [http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/font/pid/203883/Papyrus/detail&grab_id=0&page_id=56421&query=papyrus&SCOPE=ITCFonts ITC's Papyrus Page]


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