Gallery: A Guide to the Beautiful, Elaborate 'Jungle' of Script Typefaces

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    A new book called Script Fonts documents over 300 fonts, none of which are print.
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    Print fonts are more commonplace—our phones, news outlets, and favorite websites all use them. Script fonts, like the brush strokes Voodoo and Potpourri Pro seen here, are less practical, but more expressive.
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    From the first handwriting, the evolution in script typefaces was tied to advancements in technology. This one, Hood Ornament, is based on the metal nameplates affixed to automobiles in the 1950s.
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    The font Pablo is based on Picasso’s penmanship.
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    Dark Horse belongs to the "brush and swash" category of script fonts in the book.
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    Choc, another font from the brush and swash group, is based on an advertisement from 1957.
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    The typefaces featured vary wildly, but have one significant common denominator: their letters connect to one another.
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