Alexia was developed by Philip Bouwsma and published by Canada Type. Alexia contains 10 designs and family plan choices. p > Philip Bouwsma is concerned about the survival of calligraphy in the computer system age. The last time there was an innovation shift of this magnitude, in Gutenberg's day, the metal employees took on out the scribes and set their own stamp on type style, relegating calligraphy to a niche role where it still suffers. Now we are faced with another crisis, surely our last opportunity to incorporate the classical broad pen method into mainstream typography; but this time we have the tools to convey the subtlety of the finest calligraphy. The machine doesn't just make a photo or a still-life of the calligrapher's expression; it has now become the tool that can inspire and assist the designer with the job on hand.

Bouwsma has actually spent the last few years establishing a theory of digitizing official historical and contemporary calligraphic designs, blending them into a seamless web like the hands themselves. His total strategy is to recreate historical calligraphy as it would have developed if it had actually not been hindered by technnological restrictions, wars, persecutions and human frailty. With a little imagination and an informed process with several tiers, a designer has in reality many methods to bring the old glory to calligraphy.

One of those approaches is as simple as taking one vital aspect of meaningful calligraphy and making it mobile, detachable, attachable, or as arbitrary as the user wishes it to be. That aspect is merely the most looked for amongst calligraphic font style users for several years now: the grow. Bouwsma's idea of snap-on flourishes is not a completely new or formerly unknown typographical principle (some typefaces boast word ending snap-ons), however on the scribe circuit it's certainly bound to raise some eyebrows with its simplicity as a solution to inanimate calligraphy. Think of 2 or three ranges on the very same pen stroke, which you can connect to the a, e, g, k, or just as effortlessly to any other letter, depending on what your task requires.

At about the very same time Bouwsma thought of the snap-on flourishes, he was looking at his 1990s calligraphy and typefaces in the light of his recently performed experiments. He decided that his some of his timeless faces now seemed in some way incomplete, and might utilize an as soon as- or twice-over. The 2 concepts converged, and the symptom of this convergence is the brand-new Alexia household in all its fresh new and versatile glory.

While the original 1992 Alexia has actually always been a broad pen classic, this new version provides a brand-new set of calligraphic talents that have been developed and reinforced over the past 14 years. The new Alexia is the work of a skilled scribe with adequate self-confidence to blend the expressions of classicism and carnival calligraphy, sobriety and friendliness, craft and humor, into the exact same typeface. The new Alexia goes above and beyond the call of regular calligraphic fonts.

The new Alexia is a 4-style calligraphic household with character sets covering more than 80 Latin-based languages, consisting of Eastern European, Turkish, Baltic, Celtic, Esperanto, Maltese, among many others. Snap-on flourishes can be found in 2 weights, to accommodate the stroke width of the Alexia fonts. These flourishes can be merely put on typeset letters to provide an instant swashy and elaborate look. They can be extended or tightened up, angled or turned, and so on. Unlimited immediate possibilities are available for those with an imagination and a skill for making words look stunning. Smooth borders also are available in 2 weights and range in background from standard calligraphic and Celtic to South American. The border font styles can also be utilized to construct textures and background patterns. The original Alexia is also offered as part of the family, as Alexia Classic.

Finally a word from Philip Bouwsma about his huge reworking and growth of his this timeless typeface:

' The original Alexia was among my very first typefaces, which I digitized in 1992 closely following an alphabet written with a broad pen. A typeface is typically considered a set style, unchanging after its development; however handwriting is a living thing which changes with the moment and grows with the individual. Alexia has grown with me into the computer system period; the brand-new version is at house in the digital universe, no longer regretful that it is not 'genuine' calligraphy. Some of the old childish spontaneity has been compromised; however I hope the enthusiasm of my early work will complement this more tempered variation, which will always develop.'

Font Family:
· Alexia
· Alexia Italic
· Alexia Bold
· Alexia Bold Italic
· Alexia Classic
· Alexia Classic Italic
· Alexia Borders
· Alexia Borders Bold
· Alexia Flourish
· Alexia Flourish Bold