Wishing you a bright, sunny welcome!
As I write this I am thinking about the day trips I have planned to the seaside. Or as a proper grown-up might put it, "we're heading to the coast". I do love a seaside trip. The candy floss (dentist appointment already booked in my head), the fish and chips (why do they always taste better there?) and of course the pier. As a child the pier felt endless. Every step was a delight. The amusement arcades, the ice-cream sellers, hook-a-duck, the death-trap waltzer and then finally at the end you get the sea. As far as you can see!
My dream is still to live by the coast one day (yes me, a proper East Londoner). The seaside has always been the perfect escape for us city folk. A chance to breathe some fresh air and slow down for a minute.
Well, doesn’t this tie in nicely with… seaside fonts! Almost like I planned it… Let’s take a look at Tuscan fonts.
Above is a collection of Tuscan fonts, often thought of as cowboy/Western or circus/carnival fonts. They became popular in coastal resorts during the Victorian era. A Tuscan font is a typeface with two (“bifurcated”), three (“trifurcated”) or more curly fancy bits branching off each serif. Serifs are the little pointy bits on the ends of some fonts. Tuscan fonts are highly decorative, often illuminated by lights.
Makes you think of festivals, fun and frolics. And the more colour the better! Definitely one for signs and headlines, not body text.
Now time for...
