Read the designer’s original Wildwood project
Guy Haynie’s April 2017 project presents Wildwood as a dry-brush, all-capitals display design. Its documented resources are Medium, Italic and Extras, supplied as OTF files. The lowercase positions hold alternate capital forms; Extras supplies swashes. This is a specific named project, not a claim that every similarly named download has the same files or permission. Use the maker’s linked resource to investigate availability and terms rather than treating an old project presentation as a guarantee of a current offer.
Make repeated letters deliberate through the alternate mapping
Set MAKER WEEKEND in the main face and duplicate it before altering the second version. Try the lowercase position for one repeated E, then compare the whole word at the same size. Keep the actual input string in the production note: a later automatic case conversion could replace the chosen form. Compare the italic resource separately instead of digitally slanting your only copy. The homepage’s decorative text choices work through Unicode character substitutions; they do not install Wildwood or recreate its alternate capital drawings.
Give the swash its own object and purpose
Lay out a weekend poster with a heading, date and venue before placing a mark from Extras. Use that separate object to underline one short word or divide the title from the schedule, then remove it and compare the hierarchy again. Keep the mark off the date and address so it does not behave like punctuation the reader must decipher. Store lettering and decoration in separate editable objects; that lets a narrow social crop lose an ornament without rebuilding the words. Check the final brush detail against the intended background, while keeping the small practical information in a straightforward reading face.
Your questions, answered.
Does Wildwood’s lowercase input necessarily produce small letters?
In Guy Haynie’s documented project, lowercase positions provide alternate capital forms.
Are the decorative swashes ordinary letters in the heading?
The project lists a separate Wildwood Extras resource for swashes. Keep decorative objects distinguishable from the text they accompany.
Sources & background
Sources supporting this page’s explanations. Practical examples are our editorial suggestions.