This Is Just To Say (Suomi Hand Script promotion)
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“This Is Just To Say” by William Carlos Williams printed on notepaper to demonstrate the natural handwriting quality of Tomi Haaparanta’s Suomi Hand Script, a typeface we commission while I was at FontShop.
The script simulates everyday handwriting better than any font I’ve seen. It accomplishes the feat not with hi-tech OpenType magic but with hundreds of ligatures in the “Standard” slot, connecting pairs and trios of letters the way most of us do when we write. Suomi Hand strikes a balance between legibility and authenticity, readable at nearly any size because it demonstrates the natural rhythm and contrast made by the human hand.
