Yesteryear
Yesteryear.zip · 68 KB · 2 files including OFL.txt
Typography profile
- Weights
- 400 only
- Italics
- None
- Scripts
- Latin
- Best for
- Names and short phrases
- Words in narrow spaces
- Consider alternatives for
- Long body text
- Text that relies on bold or italic emphasis
- Languages beyond basic Latin
- Characteristics
- Connected script
- Small x-height
- Narrow
Styles
Yesteryear Regular 400 at 18px
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Yesteryear Regular 400 at 32px
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
BPOZZ Design Note
Measured against its capitals, Yesteryear's lowercase is among the shortest in the library, while the capitals themselves rank in its tallest tenth. Size a Yesteryear name so the small joined lowercase reads clearly; the capitals will look larger than the font size suggests.
BPOZZ editorial guidance for designers.
About Yesteryear
- About
- A flat-nib connecting script by Astigmatic loosely based on the title screen of the 1942 film The Palm Beach Story, reminiscent of vintage car chrome scripts.
- Designer
- Astigmatic
- Version
- 1.000
- Category
- Handwriting
- License
-
SIL Open Font License 1.1
You may use, embed, modify and redistribute this font, including in commercial projects. The font files may not be sold on their own. Read the full license (OFL.txt).
This family declares a Reserved Font Name: if you modify the font, the modified version must use a different name.
Copyright (c) 2011 by Brian J. Bonislawsky DBA Astigmatic (AOETI) (astigma@astigmatic.com), with Reserved Font Names "Yesteryear"
- Source
-
Google Fonts
Download files taken unmodified from the google/fonts repository. Added to Google Fonts 19 Dec 2011.
Upstream project: github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg.
- Available styles
- Regular 400
- Available formats
- TTF download and web preview
- Character sets
- Latin