This Is Just To Say (Suomi Hand Script promotion)

“This Is Just To Say” by William Carlos Williams printed on notepaper to demonstrate the natural handwriting quality of Tomi Haaparanta’s Suomi Hand Script, a typeface we commission while I was at FontShop.

The script simulates everyday handwriting better than any font I’ve seen. It accomplishes the feat not with hi-tech OpenType magic but with hundreds of ligatures in the “Standard” slot, connecting pairs and trios of letters the way most of us do when we write. Suomi Hand strikes a balance between legibility and authenticity, readable at nearly any size because it demonstrates the natural rhythm and contrast made by the human hand.