About ITC Johann Sparkling
Anyone who has seen a personal letter from the 18th century will recognize the style of this typeface, which is reminiscent of the educated handwriting of that period. “ITC Johann Sparkling is intended to close the gap between highly formal copperplate scripts and the scribbled look of 'true' handwriting,” says Vienna designer Viktor Solt. “I am not much interested in highly formal and perfect calligraphy but in quick, personal-looking scripts. Usually I start with some historic samples. I do not try to copy these sources but to incorporate them into my own handwriting. It takes up to two weeks and many sheets of paper until the respective script becomes my own. Of course this would not be an economic approach to individual lettering jobs, but I can conserve the custom script for future use by digitizing it.” Johann Sparkling appears much smaller than its nominal point size, so it's best used fairly large. And of course these ornate swash caps are never meant to be used together, only in conjunction with the lowercase. |
