And use decent h/w or brush fonts, that’s the other thing. And they also work nicely when contrasted with a decent serif or even sans serif, on a cover (typically serif). But simply using the hand-writing fonts that come on your computer, or you can find free on Dafont or wherever…oish.
I often feel that if I ever see Lucida Handwriting or “Calligraphy” again, (they appear to be the same damn face to me) I’ll scream.
I actually feel sorry for the poor horse. First, he’s rigged up in all the regalia and pomp, fringe and foof, and on top of that, he has a jackass on his back forcing him to rear up like a fool. Poor thing.
Do cursive fonts EVER work? I’ve yet to see a good example of it.
The right cursive fonts can work very well on bright romances. The designer just has to know what to do with ’em.
And use decent h/w or brush fonts, that’s the other thing. And they also work nicely when contrasted with a decent serif or even sans serif, on a cover (typically serif). But simply using the hand-writing fonts that come on your computer, or you can find free on Dafont or wherever…oish.
I often feel that if I ever see Lucida Handwriting or “Calligraphy” again, (they appear to be the same damn face to me) I’ll scream.
In tribute to Hitch, I almost changed the site font to Lucida Handwriting for the day, but it turned out to be too much work.
I’m touched, well and truly. (Stop thinking that, Myk!) And I wouldn’t want you to work too hard there, snookums.
WHAT?! I wasn’t even on this thread, I was just lurking minding my own business!
Oh, suuuuure. We’ve heard that from you before! “Lurking minding my own business” my butt. I could feel your mischievous thoughts from here! 🙂
You know me too well.
I actually feel sorry for the poor horse. First, he’s rigged up in all the regalia and pomp, fringe and foof, and on top of that, he has a jackass on his back forcing him to rear up like a fool. Poor thing.