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Burgues Script by Alejandro Paul
Designed by Alejandro Paul
Published by Sudtipos
Available from Veer
Winner
TDC2 2008In Use
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Creating a typeface that aspires to the blinding craftsmanship and pure ornamental beauty of Louis Madarasz is indeed a steep order to fill. Ale pulls it off beautifully. The sheer challenge of regularizing such penmanship usually translates into digital typefaces that either lack rhythm or become so overworked that they lose their vivacity. This is not the case with Burgues Script. The expansive set of flourishes and sweeping, high contrast swashes carry the tension of the pen and aren’t afraid to intermingle and mix it up.
— Christian Palino is a practicing and teaching designer based in Milan, Italy. His work has been awarded by Print and ID magazines as well as the CASE Publication Awards.
Editor’s note: Here’s a little story of a young type designer coming into his own. At TypeCon2007, Alejandro Paul was approached by living legend Matthew Carter who handed him a copy of the most recent New York Times Magazine and pointed to the pages adorned with Burgues Script. The magazine’s designers were using it following Carter’s recommendation. I imagine Alejandro nearly fainted, and rightly so. — SC
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Comments
This is by far my favorite of the year! Just amazing how the letters flow so perfectly together! Nate | Mar 7, 2008 08:05 AM
Felicitaciones Alejandro.
And it's not the only beautiful typeface given form by Alejandro Paul. Still, it's one of his most masterful. Bill Womack | Mar 11, 2008 07:27 PM
Thanks guys for that beautiful works, and to Typographica because they give me energy to follow that. :) Alejandro Paul | Apr 13, 2008 01:42 PM
Pure skillz. I wonder how long it took to make it. Luis | May 5, 2008 05:31 PM |
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