Font Love, Vol. XXIV: Dawning of a New Day
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 10:46AM Happy Friday blog world and it's a Font Friday at that! The type love that we have going on here makes Fridays even more sweet. I have another freebie to share today, a lovely kind of the handwritten variety by designer Kimberly Geswein. Kimberly actually has a whole slew of handwritten fonts (see them all on DaFont) that are free for personal use. I actually recognized a few personal favorites as I was browsing her collection but today I want to highlight Dawning of a New Day. It is a simple script but perfect if your cursive isn't quite up to snuff. I know mine is lacking majorly so Kimberly's version is a great alternative.
As a matter of fact, all of my writing, print and cursive alike, is suffering these days in the era of computers. Now that I am out of school I rarely have a reason to write. When I do write it's usually in my personal sketchbooks and I don't worry too much what my writing looks like in there...hence writing that is becoming less and less beautiful. Is handwriting becoming a lost art? I doubt it will completely go away but I have so much respect and fascination for the handwriting of our ancestors. I cherish the delicate script on the back of postcards that I collect when I'm antique shopping. Do you find you are writing less and less? Sometimes when I do write for too long (like for more than 5 minutes straight) my hand starts to hurt. So sad! I used to have to write timed essays that were pages long in high school. I should work on my writing tolerance apparently.
Here is a little inspiration I created with Dawning of a New Day:
Photo: Ruffles & Light via Pinterest
If you want to see more font picks, check out the blogs of my other type-lovin' friends:
Alexandra ♥ The Aerialist Press
Alison ♥ Alison Owen Design
Anna ♥ And Everything Nice
Jen ♥ Blush Printables
Sofia ♥ Brancoprata
Steph ♥ Bubblerock
Vicki + Barb ♥ Curly Willow DIY
Catherine ♥ Design Editor
Chelsey ♥ Fourth & Folded
Laurel ♥ Go Against the Grain
Jenny ♥ Hank & Hunt
Allie ♥ Honey Bee Invites
Alison ♥ The Knotty Bride
Jenna + Elizabeth ♥ Little Bit Heart
Lauren ♥ Palm Papers
Kerry ♥ Super Swoon
Wendy ♥ WesWen Design
Also for the last two days I have been doing some major Photoshopping to clean up my blog and create new links, badges, and icons for easier navigation. I still have a few tweaks to make but the column on the right-hand side is evidence of my work. I think the design looks a lot cleaner and more cohesive. I would love to get some professional help one day but for now I like the adjustments and customizations I can make here on Squarespace. Do you like the changes I've made?
Happy Friday friends and have a great weekend! See you all next week.
Reader Comments (2)
this is truly a special font. thank you for sharing, i am going to pinterest and pin that beautiful print of yours so my friends can see it too ♥
Wow, Kimberly sure has a talents for fonts. The handwritten fonts look so neat.