Lust Script Font

Neil Summerour designed Lust Script as part of Positype’s larger Lust collection. The creator explains that a script companion was planned alongside the original Lust, with subsequent development responding to requests for expanded options. Positype lists an initial release in 2013 and a current release in 2020. The family belongs to a coordinated collection of expressive designs, rather than being a simple italic treatment of the original serif face.

Read the publisher’s family page for the source account and the edition currently offered. Keep a family name distinct from its particular release, width or optical branch.

The current creator page lists Regular, Display and Fine styles. Its OpenType controls include swashes, titling alternates, ordinals and four stylistic sets. Summerour describes Fine as an especially sharp extension of the script concept. Those alternatives are meaningful design choices, not additional ordinary keyboard letters: the appropriate glyph or feature control selects them. Compare the styles at the intended display size instead of assuming every fine stroke will remain equally clear when reduced.

Use the original publisher specimen to inspect those features. An alternative can share a broad role without having the same letter shapes, metrics or character coverage.

Compose an invitation heading with a single prominent name and a short date beneath it. Choose one script style first, then introduce an alternate only where it improves a difficult connection or the beginning of the name. Keep swashes clear of the date and surrounding borders. Print a reduced proof for a place card as well as the larger invitation so the most delicate details receive an appropriate setting.

For independent comparisons, try Great Vibes and Pinyon Script. Use the same wording and approximate output size. The related style guide provides broader design context.

Use Positype to try the original and investigate the files, styles and terms for your intended workflow. This site does not distribute or serve Lust Script font software.

The editable alternatives here have their own source profiles and included licenses. For the difference between a font file and copied characters, read Unicode text versus fonts.