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AUTEUR was inspired by the work of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), the French writer, filmmaker, and artist. At left, he can be seen handwriting the opening titles of his fantastic film Beauty and the Beast (1946) on a blackboard. He also made many drawings and paintings, often including a variation of this expressive, whimsical script.
In researching this font, I looked at hundreds of pages of his drawings and letters. There was a range of clarity and character-formation; I've patterned this after his more deliberate lettering rather than that of his correspondence; the latter was useful for numbers and other characters. I redrew each character with the rough texture of pen, brush, or even chalk lines. There are two weights, each with a number of alternates. Couldn't resist including my versions of four of his sketches, also seen here in the page background. |
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