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Brush Script is a casual connecting script typeface designed in 1942 by for the American Type Founders (ATF). The face exhibits an exuberant graphic stroke emulating the look of handwritten written letters with an ink brush. Lowercase letters are deliberately irregular to further affect the look of handwritten text. The typeface was introduced in 1942 and saw near immediate success with advertisers, retailers, and in posters. Its popularity continued through the 1950s, and waned as influence of the International Typographic Style grew in the 1960s. The typeface has regained considerable popularity for its nostalgic association with the post WW2 era.

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  • Brush Script is a casual connecting script typeface designed in 1942 by for the American Type Founders (ATF). The face exhibits an exuberant graphic stroke emulating the look of handwritten written letters with an ink brush. Lowercase letters are deliberately irregular to further affect the look of handwritten text. The typeface was introduced in 1942 and saw near immediate success with advertisers, retailers, and in posters. Its popularity continued through the 1950s, and waned as influence of the International Typographic Style grew in the 1960s. The typeface has regained considerable popularity for its nostalgic association with the post WW2 era. Along with Dom Casual and Mistral, it is one of the best-known casual script typefaces. (en)
  • Brush Script is een zeer populair en veelgebruikt script lettertype. Het is al in 1942 ontworpen door Robert E. Smith en uitgegeven bij American Type Founders. Daarna ook bij de uitgeverijen Intertype en Lanston Monotype. Het lettertype kenmerkt zich door de makkelijk geschreven en vlot leesbare tekens alsof ze met een dunne penseel zijn getekend. De kleine letters sluiten veelal met dunne lijnen aan elkaar aan. Het lettertype is geschikt voor posters, reclamedrukwerk en informele publicaties. Dit lettertype wordt meegeleverd bij Microsoft Office, onder andere in Microsoft Word. (nl)
  • Brush Script - krój pisma stworzony w 1942 roku przez dla (ATF). Krój ten przypomina litery pisane ręcznie piórem z atramentem. Dołączany jest do wielu programów tekstowych, m.in. Microsoft Word (jako Brush Script ITC). Zawiera również znaki diakrytyczne oraz litery np. cyrylicy. (pl)
  • Brush Script é uma família de fontes, script, criada por Robert E. Smith em 1942. (pt)
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  • Brush Script (en)
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  • Brush Script is een zeer populair en veelgebruikt script lettertype. Het is al in 1942 ontworpen door Robert E. Smith en uitgegeven bij American Type Founders. Daarna ook bij de uitgeverijen Intertype en Lanston Monotype. Het lettertype kenmerkt zich door de makkelijk geschreven en vlot leesbare tekens alsof ze met een dunne penseel zijn getekend. De kleine letters sluiten veelal met dunne lijnen aan elkaar aan. Het lettertype is geschikt voor posters, reclamedrukwerk en informele publicaties. Dit lettertype wordt meegeleverd bij Microsoft Office, onder andere in Microsoft Word. (nl)
  • Brush Script - krój pisma stworzony w 1942 roku przez dla (ATF). Krój ten przypomina litery pisane ręcznie piórem z atramentem. Dołączany jest do wielu programów tekstowych, m.in. Microsoft Word (jako Brush Script ITC). Zawiera również znaki diakrytyczne oraz litery np. cyrylicy. (pl)
  • Brush Script é uma família de fontes, script, criada por Robert E. Smith em 1942. (pt)
  • Brush Script is a casual connecting script typeface designed in 1942 by for the American Type Founders (ATF). The face exhibits an exuberant graphic stroke emulating the look of handwritten written letters with an ink brush. Lowercase letters are deliberately irregular to further affect the look of handwritten text. The typeface was introduced in 1942 and saw near immediate success with advertisers, retailers, and in posters. Its popularity continued through the 1950s, and waned as influence of the International Typographic Style grew in the 1960s. The typeface has regained considerable popularity for its nostalgic association with the post WW2 era. (en)
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  • Brush Script (en)
  • Brush Script (pl)
  • Brush Script (nl)
  • Brush Script (pt)
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