A calligraphic font is a font drawn, usually by hand, and digitized for use on a personal computer. Calligraphy is a form of visual art. In Greek calligraphy means "elegant handwriting". Its history has various temporal as well as geographical frames. Today there are major categories of calligraphy which correspond to the place of its origin:
- west-European calligraphy;
- east Asian calligraphy;
- arabic calligraphy;
- indian calligraphy.
Calligraphy and script are inseparable notions and have a common history. The most famous progenitors of calligraphic writing for us are the ancient Greeks and Romans. The ancient Slavonic, and then the Russian alphabet appeared on the basis of Greek writing. Calligraphic art was rapidly emerging in Europe in the 6th and 10th centuries. It was done manually with the help of pens of different size. The perfect execution of such writing was officially called calligraphy. The canons of calligraphic script were developed in the 17th century and became the main writing style until the 20th century.
The techniques of calligraphy are varied. Such fonts use curls, deliberately drawn ponytails, hooks, inscribing the letters into geometric shapes and so on. In general, modern calligraphic fonts are notable for the beauty of lettering, and the design with its application looks harmonious and elegant. It is worth noting that the experts and masters of this art say that the peculiarity of the calligraphic scripts is not only elegance but also the Golden Section principle.
Before the introduction of digital technology into the realms of ingrained handwriting, calligraphy was defined as the art of handwriting. Computer technology and programs have been dynamically adopted by calligraphers, along with pens and brushes. Today, anyone can easily use calligraphic fonts, as the predominant number of them have been digitized.
Calligraphic fonts are widely used nowadays:
- barmawy Muchtar is the designer of the Barmawy Muchtar font for greeting cards;
- decorating sites and thematic blogs;
- in other areas where it is necessary to emphasize the elegance and originality of the product.
On our site you can download free calligraphic fonts for exquisite design of any work. For convenience all variants have an example outline to allow you to evaluate the style and quickly choose a suitable calligraphic font.
