Missy Meyer documents a double-uppercase family and a companion file
Missy Meyer’s Succulent catalog account describes tall, skinny, bouncing hand-lettered forms with a double-uppercase construction. The separate Succulent Catchwords file includes small words in English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese, along with thirteen repeating patterns. The included PDF maps the keys to those catchwords and patterns. These are features of this identified lettering system, not of every same-name plant-themed script or an ordinary font’s lowercase alphabet.
Use alternate capitals to manage repeated-letter rhythm
Prepare the actual wording with normal spelling saved separately, then compare available alternate capital choices in the original resource. Pay particular attention to consecutive or repeated letters: the most useful variation may be inside a word rather than its opening. Do not treat a double-uppercase construction as a promise of ordinary lowercase forms. Keep a control proof with the simplest choices so you can judge whether the variation improves rhythm without making a name look misspelled.
Map catchwords and pattern keys before assembling the border
Use the supplied map to select the intended catchword or pattern in the companion file. Keep its key sequence separate from the plain wording record; those typed keys can represent drawings rather than the text they appear to contain. For a border, repeat the same pattern at a consistent size and inspect the join between repetitions and the two ends before surrounding the label. Amatic SC and Patrick Hand are independent handwritten comparisons, not the catchword package. Our homepage font generator offers Unicode text styles and does not carry this resource-specific key map into another app.
Your questions, answered.
Does double-uppercase mean ordinary lowercase letters are included?
It describes alternate capital forms. Inspect the actual resource rather than assuming that typing lower-case keys gives a conventional lowercase alphabet.
Will a pattern’s typed key show the same border in any font?
No. The companion resource and its documented key map determine that drawing. Save the intended wording separately from decorative key sequences.
Sources & background
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