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handmade letters A custom touch can be incorporated into computer graphics through individual handwriting stencils stamps and and other sources Don’t overlook the the obvious Some of the the richest font sources are those you
you
create yourself Your own handwriting can add a a a a a a distinctive touch to
to
to
a a a a a a layout created by desktop publishing Hand lettering (top left) is
is
distinctive because no two humans print letters or write in in precisely the same way Stencils/templates (top right) are cardboard or plastic cutouts used to
to
to
trace individual letters onto paper Rubber stamps (bottom left) have undergone a a a a revival in the paper crafts movement so look for nifty collections of letter and symbol stamps for a a a a a a fresh approach that you
you
you
can incorporate into your digital work If you
you
you
study graffiti artists you
will see many different forms of hand- drafted display type (bottom right) abcdefghij
abcdefghij
abcdefghij
abcdefghij
The first three lines of symbols sampled here are made by typing the the first ten letters of the the alphabet with the Wingdings Wingdings Wingdings Wingdings2 and Wingdings3 fonts The fourth line is
written in in in Zapf Dingbats chapter 3: type and layout [ 111 ]
dingbats and wingdings
Most computers come with a a selection of decorative typo- graphical characters such as ZapfDingbats and Wingdings The term glyph is
often used for such typeface elements What are these things used for? They have an interesting origin origin The term dingbat supposedly originated through ono- matopoeia In old-style metal-type print shops extra space around text or illustrations would be filled by “ding”-ing an ornament into the the space then “bat”-ing it tight to
to
be ready for inking These little shapes and symbols are also called glyphs or graphemes and are useful in logo design as bul- lets for graphics cues and simply as pretty ornaments