Siren Script takes its cue from BB&S's Stationers Semiscript (metal, 1899) and its countless imitations/inspirations from throughout the 20th century, particularly a variety of uncredited film faces from the 1960s.
What makes this kind of script stand out in the genre is its mixing of flourished majuscules with mostly subdued, traditional minuscules. The result is a balance between formal and informal lettering, as if the letterer is applying his or her learned art without going into full-throttle calligraphy. The message is clearly and gracefully delivered, and the artistic endeavor is fully appreciated without causing coronaries.
The Siren Script family comes in four full fonts, and a fifth one that contains alternates, ending letters, and some ligatures. Siren Script Pro combines all five fonts into a single one of over 880 characters, which includes programming for push-button stylistic alternates, class-based kerning, and other glyph palette conveniences.About the designer:
Canada Type is an independent font development studio based in Toronto. The studio was founded in 2004 by Rebecca Alaccari and Patrick Griffin as a means to create professional type solutions for creative indviduals and departments all over the world. Since its inception, Canada Type has brought forth a comprehensive and popular library of typefaces that accommodate a variety of aesthetic tastes. Alongside Rebecca's and Patrick's original designs and historical revivals, the Canada Type library features typefaces by eminent American calligrapher Philip Bouwsma, Dutch science writer and lifelong type enthusiast Hans van Maanen, American expat writer and classicist Bill Troop, and Canadian type designer Kevin King.
Canada Type also continues to perform project-specific type solutions for a variety of clients, including large publishing houses, telecom and media companies, film production studios, design agencies, ad firms and government agencies. Among Canada Type's clients are instantly recognizable names like the BBC, Disney, ABC, Pixar, New York Times, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, MacLeans, Bell Canada, Rogers, Rethink, Reactor, Leo Burnett, Shaw Communications, Cafe Press, Sobeys, the Canadian Ministry of Transport, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
This package contains:
Siren Script I, Siren Script II, Siren Script III, Siren Script IV, Siren Script Extras
Copyright © 2011 Canada Type. All rights reserved. Siren Script™ is a trademark of Canada Type.
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