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Upright Script

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Last edited May 04, 2014

Script typefaces with a vertical or near vertical stature as opposed to the more common angle or slant. Upright scripts were common in the 1940s–’60s in logos, signage, and chrome lettering. At the bottom of this list is another, more formal, style of script from the beginning of the 1900s.

jungle
zygapophysis
That square is top of cool shape

FF Jackie is a semi-script/semi-sans series of typefaces. Its basic variants – in regular and bold weights – are inspired from the lettering on Jack Daniel’s whiskey labels. The typeface’s designer, Dario Muhafara, wanted to create a face with a contemporary look, somewhere between a retro sans and a serious script. His idea was to create a face that is suitable for text in large sizes – above... Read More

EF Roman Script Bob McGrath Elsner+Flake 1979, 2008
chalet
fiddlesticks
Slippery chicken hot pot young

ITC Kulukundis is the work of designer Daniel Pelavin, a square, connecting script which looks as though it could have been cast in shiny chrome for the side of a 1950s American roadster. Pelavin based his design very loosely on a vertical French script but the overall look is all his own. Unlike calligraphic scripts, the lower case letters all connect in exactly the same way and the straight... Read More

jungle
bureaucratic
Do not put in food translation

Winner: Type Design Certificate of Excellence – TDC² 2010 Competition Winner: Typeface Design – Communication Arts Typography Annual 1 Although Deliscript Upright and Deliscript Slant were initially inspired by the neon sign in front of Canter’s Delicatessen in Los Angeles, the design of these fonts soon took on a life of its own–and their own distinctive look. Like its sibling Metroscript,... Read More

winter
guitarfishes
Do not joke for the bathroom

Based on script handwriting and engraving used in formal announcements and invitations, Mahogany Script lends itself to typesetting in which an elegant mood is desired. The Mahogany Script font is an elegant design with a warm and informal feeling.

mystic
ultraviolets
Freak out and drink all the liquor

Michael Gills, formerly a resident designer at Letraset, created the Fling typeface in 1995. Fling's letterforms are based on the Ronde--or round--script style from France. The design includes intricate and generous capital letters, which are contrasted with a more reserved lowercase letters. This allows for a sophisticated and elegant appearance in text.Fling's letterforms are highly legible... Read More

rocket
bureaucratic
I doubt, therefore I could be

French Script font is based on script handwriting and engraving used in formal announcements and invitations in general, and specifically on a 1905 ATF face named "Typo Upright," by Morris Fuller Benton. French Script lends itself to typesetting in which an elegant mood is desired. French Script is an upright script font with an engraved appearance and decorative capitals.

always
fiddlesticks
Dogs have owners, cats have staff

Linoscript was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1905 and released by American Type Founders as Typo Upright; when it was integrated into the Linotype technology in 1926, it was renamed Linoscript. Modeled on the then-popular style of upright French scripts, Linoscript has flourished capitals and connected lowercase letters with extravagant loops on the ascenders. It is ideal for greeting... Read More

safety
hypothenuses
Marry in haste, repent at leisure

Based on script handwriting and engraving used in formal announcements and invitations, Riviera Script lends itself to typesetting in which an elegant mood is desired. The Riviera Script font is an upright script with an engraved appearance and decorative capitals.

Alejandro Paul
Sudtipos
Alejandro Paul and Alfredo Graziani
Sudtipos
Dario Manuel Muhafara
FontFont 2003
Bob McGrath
Elsner+Flake 1979
German Cartographic Design
Linotype
Daniel Pelavin
ITC 1997
Michael Doret
Alphabet Soup 2009
Monotype.Design Studio
Monotype 2003
Michael Gills
ITC 1995
Morris Fuller Benton and Monotype.Design Studio
Monotype 2003
Matthew Carter, Nicholas Gando and Hans Jörg Hunziker
Bitstream 1970
Morris Fuller Benton
Linotype 1905
Monotype.Design Studio
Monotype 2003