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scriptCalligraphic script
Delaney specimen from Lipton Letter Design

A five-weight calligraphic script family by Richard Lipton, drawing on historical script traditions and designed to function across a range of display and near-display contexts.

About

The family spans five weights, from Light through to Black, with the heavier cuts standing alone at display sizes and the lighter three working well alongside serif and sans-serif text faces. Legibility holds down to 14 pt, making it more versatile than most script families of this kind. Lipton's background as a professional calligrapher of over 40 years informs the breadth of historical reference embedded in the letterforms.

Classification

A multi-weight calligraphic script family rooted in historical script forms, designed by a professional calligrapher. The letterforms are connected and expressive in the manner of formal calligraphic tradition, intended for display and near-display use.

Weights

LightRegularSemi BoldBoldBlack

Languages

CatalanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishFilipinoFinnishFrenchFulaGermanHungarianIndonesianItalianLatvianMalayMalteseNorwegianPolishPortugueseRomanianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishTurkish

Tags

scriptcalligraphicdisplayhistoricalformalmulti-weightelegant