Benson Script is a script that is desperately attempting to be anything but a script. With 3 contrast levels, and 2 designs, the 6 styles of Benson Script are an experiment in the diversity of a single stem width.
Modernism's desire to fit all elements within geometric constraints and abide by strong verticals has actually spread throughout type design, however has had little to do with the frills and accessories of script. Cutting a script to its bare bones has is an offensive concept to many-- nearly appearing insulting to its genre. Benson Script bridges that genre space between frill and function. As a matter of genre Santa Barbara errs on the side of modernism, and includes flair as a last resort.
Read more about her open type features, and the advancement process here: http://fonts.kylewaynebenson.com/the-development-of-benson-script/
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