It was a sunny summer afternoon, and Yana and I had escaped the graphic design studio we worked at for lunch. We sat an outdoor patio eating and discussing fonts that we would love to see created. In particular, we discussed a serif face that would be so versatile, from simple to complex styling, with letters adorned with swashes we would be able use it for just about everything: we could customize it for logos and headlines and then be able to use the same font for text too - it would be a designer’s tool kit. I told Yana that as soon as I figured out how to design type, that would be one of the designs I would create - and I would name it after her. She laughed, and said, “Well, I’ll be the first person to buy it.”
As I began sketching out this font, I was drawn to the idea of creating it with classic proportions, and as it developed, it took on an old style Victorian look, yet with a touch of modernity and friendliness.
Yana is a growing family - I will be adding bold, italic and antique versions, more alternates… even decorated initials!
NOTE: Yana R Swash Caps I contains 131 Swash Caps and 83 Petite Swash Caps. This set contains alternates only and does not include standard characters.About the designer:
A graphic designer since 1997, my focus has moved, through serendipity and lifelong fascination, to type design by implementing the craft of hand lettering. I also create a diverse selection of illustrative work.
My love of letters began when I was nine years old. I learned italic printing in elementary school, I pursued it further, teaching myself different calligraphic styles from any book I could find on the subject. In college, a professor pointed me to pages in a design book's lettering section, and I swooned. Such an artistic and spontaneous task, with pen or brush pen or steel nib pen in hand, yet so controlled, as each letter perfectly approaches or intertwines with the next, in a flowing precision. An ageless craft yet, in the right hands, as effective in identity or messaging as the most modern method, as it subliminally adds a strongly human, and thus personal, element. I knew to my core that I'd found my lifework. In September of 2010, I transitioned from freelance graphic design to typeface design.
The intent of my typefaces is to create something unique and well designed, filling a niche in the vast marketplace of fonts, and offering several design possibilities through the addition of alternates, swashes and ornaments. I love creating letters and I aim to demonstrate that passion through my designs. My hope is that my typefaces will assist you in your creative endeavors.
Visit my website at www.checkoutmyportfolio.com to view more of my work, or my blog to read about it: www.lauraworthington.squarespace.com or follow me on Twitter @L_Worthington
This package contains:
Yana Regular, Yana Regular Swash Caps I and Yana Regular Swash Caps II
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