The Letter E Embellished
Whence did the wondrous mystic art arise
Of painting speech and speaking to the eyes?
~William Massey
I was trying to write a letter calligraphically today, and for some reason I used little embellishments on my Es, like this:
After showing the sample to my mom, who wasn’t to sure about the Es, I wondered where I had picked the technique up. A good amount of time searching the internet yielded no explanation, although I did notice some examples of Es like mine - you can see them in the top right quote on this picture and the second letter of this one. If anyone knows where it came from, I’d love to hear about it.
December 18th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
I really haven’t a clue Matthew, but I know I have seen it elsewhere. It could be part of a trend towards general embellishment for all I know. If you had brought the serif line back over the top of the “e” I would have read it as an “and,” much like the capital “E” you have right after bonus. It looks good though!
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:34 am
Thanks Dakota.