Mansalva
This project is the creation of an informal handwritten font though to be used for making comments on lectures slides. It is a handwritten font that has a good legibility and can be used with other purposes. It includes a set of alternates for each letter to create a more natural handwritten look.
The original aim of this project was to create a handwritten font that can be use for notes and informal text. It started as an experiment during idle time, and it turn out as a script with a good flow, so I've decided to develop the whole set. I had a copy of FontSelf Maker that I always wanted to try, it turn out to be an easy to use tool that will allow the creation of quick fonts and icons. So the beginning of this font was on FontSelf Maker with Adobe Illustrator. It's easy to use and I was surprised that provides many useful features as tracking and kerning tools. Once the project was more advanced, I've decided to move onto Glyphs. The final development of the font, refinement and alternates was developed using Glyphs.
Mansalva gets its name from the Spanish expression a mano salva that originally means “simply with your hand“. Nowadays, the expression a mansalva is used meaning abundance, close range, or without risk. This version of the font was created using a regular marker. I plan to add more styles in the future, using different tools to create some other styles to match a light weight. It is still a work in progress, critique and comments are welcome.
