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Samarquand

BluHead Studio · Roy Preston

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Samarquand specimen from BluHead Studio

A semi-connecting handwritten script by Roy Preston, drawn from a friend's handwriting and expanded into three weights from elegant Light to expressive Bold.

About

Based directly on a friend's handwriting, Samarquand has an organic informality that distinguishes it from more constructed script faces. Three weights give designers range from refined to assertive, with the Light carrying particular elegance. Notable letterforms, including the uppercase W, add character throughout the family.

Classification

A semi-connecting handwritten script based on natural handwriting, available in three weights. The informal, organic letterforms and connecting style place it firmly in the casual handwritten script category.

Weights

LightRegularBold

Languages

Latin

Tags

handwrittenscriptsemi-connectingcasualfriendlyinformalcalligraphic

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