Desire
Letterhead Fonts · Charles Borges
An ornate formal script with over 650 alternate letters and 98 ligatures, drawing on Victorian penmanship traditions to suit branding, packaging and editorial use.
About
Developed over five years by Charles Borges, Desire offers more than 700 glyphs including 651 hand-crafted alternates, 98 ligatures, 8 flourishes and 6 catchwords, accessed via OpenType glyph palettes. Many uppercase letters feature delicate line flourishes that create a layered, intertwining effect behind the letterforms. The family ships with the bonus Borges Catchwords 1 font.
Classification
Desire is a decorative formal script with Victorian and period-style influences, featuring elaborate uppercase flourishes, ligatures and catchwords typical of ornamental penmanship traditions.