 TAPIR TYPE CALLIGRAPHY 
Tapir Type is named after my handwriting, so obviously scripts and calligraphy are a big part of what I like to do.
I taught myself to do calligraphy at some point in grammar school to feed my interest in Robin Hood and the middle ages. One of my biggest projects as a kid was writing out the journal of a medieval monk on a fictional island I had invented: this included Gothic-style script, illuminated letters, and Celtic knots and animal designs. Along with high medieval calligraphy, I also learned earlier scripts, dating back to the Roman empire, and modern techniques.
I also make up a lot of scripts of my own. A few of my favorites from my repertoire are shown below.
I made up this font in 2004, and I call it Tapir Type Pinchaque, after the mountain tapir, Tapirus pinchaque.
Below is my favorite haiku, written by some of my high school friends (I believe Ben B. and Jon R. were primarily responsible, but it was a group effort in the minutes before their English class), and shown here in Tapir Type Bairdii, named for the Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii, a font I made up sometime in college.
My regular handwriting is a cool font too (and much easier to read than the two above, which are best for shorter messages and poems).
I often do calligraphy for friends and family and have, on a few occasions, been commissioned to write out something for others. I really like customizing calligraphy for particular occasions, and I can incorporate color, pictures, designs, etc. If you would like something written in calligraphy - a set of invitations, place cards, a poem, a certificate, whatever - I'd be happy to talk to you. For more information, please click here.
To see illuminated letters, go here.
ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHT 2008 BY SASHA KOPF
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