Connected script fonts are always tough, so I saved this one for later in the week!
It started with this pair of sketches I drew years apart, with a similar thick/thin connected look.
- The alphabet was pretty well developed in the sketch, so I traced ’em all in Illustrator:
![square script process 1](https://swelltype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/squarescript1.png)
2. getting them scaled and aligned with each other in Glyphs:
![square script process 2](https://swelltype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/squarescript2.png)
3. working to make all the connector combos…connect:
![square script process 3](https://swelltype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/squarescript3.png)
4. and softening the corners:
![square script process 4](https://swelltype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/squarescript4.png)
The finished font has lowercase only, but you get both the “Soft” and “Sharp” versions — that’s two for the price of none! And both have a bunch of custom connecting letter pairs; see if you can spot ’em.
![Swell Type Beta Four](https://swelltype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SwellTypeBetaFour-text-1.png)