About ITC Samuel
Phill Grimshaw’s talent for calligraphic type designs shows clearly in two new typefaces from his hand, ITC Samuel and ITC Regallia. According to his friend and colleague Colin Brignall, ITC Samuel was “one of the last faces Phill was able to take through to completion before his illness, and it was named after his eldest son.” In Samuel, Grimshaw revisited the aesthetic problems he had addressed with ITC Grimshaw Hand, this time trying for less regularity and a more “handwritten” look. Brignall says that Grimshaw “wanted to create something which he felt was a better interpretation of someone’s handwriting. For a start, the proportions of the characters, with a small x-height and differing stroke angles, create a more spontaneous look and are therefore more representative of handwriting (albeit from a very cultured hand).” There’s a hint of the “dry brush” method in some of the letters, with irregular bits of white showing through certain letters. The font includes several extra ligatures, although Samuel has very few letters that actually connect. |
