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Before you use a font you’ve just seen, you’ll want to know if the lines, shapes and little doodads that made it so appealing to you will work as well in your project. How to tell? Reading a typeface is a little like reading a real face. Tiny differences in the arch of an eyebrow, the curve of a lip, and the contour of a cheekbone convey real presence, personality, and attitude. This 13-page article from issue 48 of Before&After Magazine teaches you how to make the most of a new font and work to its strengths.
University Roman is full of swashy idiosyncracies that give it a handmade style especially suitable for fanciful and romantic topics.
© John McWade/Before&After Magazine, courtesy of Gaye Anne McWade.
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