The lowercase “h” and “e” seem random yet when combined with other letters creates unique stainglass patterns. Of particular interest is the lowercase “g” that looks as though it were slashed twice with a knife. OpenType alternates introduce yet more variety in the form or direction of the bridges, from simplified, horizontal and vertical to radial and mixed
#STENCIL TYPEFACE SERIES#
Those on the lighter end of the spectrum do not exude as much graphic strength as the darker Stencil Black series allowing for intriguing combinations. The utterly engaging Lucas Fonts iteration comes in numerous versions, from light to black. The 8 weights of TheStencil are numbered 1–10 the higher the number, the larger the gap or bridge Arguably, the nuanced distinctions are plentiful and these nuances - where the letters are slit by variously weighted lines, whether they are simple or contrived, distinctive or ordinary is what separates a monotonous from an utterly engaging stencil letter. There are more stencils in more styles than virtually any font known to humankind so why do we need another? There actually is no perfect rationale. So, it is no surprise, that I chose TheStencil by Lucas Fonts to showcase as my pick-of-the month. They are all-purpose - entirely recognizable yet also symbolic. Stencils cover the entire aesthetic spectrum from mundane functionality to defiantly artful avant garde and all the stylistic points in between.
Stenso was billed as the toy “that teaches.” It certainly taught me that the plethora of stencil letters from Post No Bills and official military markings to Venice’s classic street signs to wooden box “this end up” labels, were endemic to vernacular typographic communications. It was as standard a school supply as a notebook and ruler in elementary and high schools in fact, it was used in just about every business, institution, etc., as D.I.Y. I was introduced to Stenso, the ubiquitous stencil template invented by Ruth Hormats, a Baltimore, Md., school teacher in 1940 (and patented in 1942). Who does not like stencil typefaces? For some - perhaps many - of us they were the first introduction to making an actual typographic form.
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