Font Technology

D'Nealian vs. Zaner-Bloser: how do their cursive fonts differ?

Submitted by Liesbeth on Mon, 09/05/2022 - 11:03
Comparison between Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian cursive for the word 'their'

If can sometimes be difficult to find a cursive font to match your handwriting curriculum. Many fonts claim to be D'Nealian but aren't. And many other fonts don't claim anything at all (for trademark reasons) but might actually be a pretty good match. In this article I look at the distinguishing characteristics of the cursive fonts of two major handwriting curricula: D'Nealian versus Zaner-Bloser. 

Why so many cursive fonts disappoint... and what distinguishes the good fonts

Submitted by Liesbeth on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 17:06
In my previous article I discussed what makes creating a cursive font hard. In this article I will look at less and more successful solutions that have been invented by font designers to solve the problem of cursive.

The problem with cursive

Submitted by Liesbeth on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 07:00
Why is it so difficult to create (or find) a good cursive computer font? Why do computer fonts so often look different from the handwriting we want to teach our students?  It has to do with the dynamic, flexible nature of cursive. Letters adapt to their surrounding letters.
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