RASKAL ONER WRITE
Raskal is a visual statement. There’s no denying that it looks direct. Its design digitally translates and transforms handwriting and hand lettering’s most exciting elements. Although it has a lot in common with “script fonts,” Raskal’s relationship to handwriting or formal script styles is not as close as what you see in revival typefaces or ones based on a famous calligrapher’s oeuvre.
Raskal uses contextual alternates to create the appearance of ligatures in text, often combining three or more letters. When designers use it, the font’s OpenType features convert inputted text into digital lettering. Or, at least, the visual results Raskal gives you come pretty close to achieving this.
Even though it is influenced by historical calligraphic styles and experiences from its designer’s past, it is a lettering system unique to today.
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In order to properly tell the whole story behind Raskal’s design, we collaborated with type nerd and scholar Dan Reynolds. With great care and patience, Dan put the words to narrate the 10-year-long process that led to the first Swiss Typefaces script font.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Credits
Typeface Design: Emmanuel Rey / Swiss Typefaces
Font Development & Technology: Benedikt Bramböck / Swiss Typefaces
Formats
Desktop formats: .otf
Web formats: .woff2
Language Support
According to Hyperglot 2, Raskal covers the following languages. If you can't find a language you need in the list, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email.
LATIN (supported by all subfamilies)
A – Arbëreshë Albanian, Afar, Arvanitika Albanian, Western Abnaki, Achinese, Acholi, Acheron, Eastern Arrernte, Afrikaans, Ahtna, Aleut, Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian, Amahuaca, Yanesha', Amis, Amarakaeri, Anaang, Uab Meto, Aragonese, Mapudungun, Asu (Tanzania), Anuta, Southern Aymara, Central Aymara, South Azerbaijani, North Azerbaijani B – Balinese, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bari, Bikol, Bislama, Banjar, Bosnian, Breton, Batak Dairi, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Karo, Buginese C – Garifuna, Kaqchikel, Catalan, Chavacano, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Candoshi-Shapra, Cebuano, Czech, Chiga, Chamorro, Ojitlán Chinantec, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Chokwe, Central Kurdish, Asháninka, Montenegrin, Cofán, Cornish, Corsican, Caquinte, Pichis Ashéninka, Crimean Tatar, Seselwa Creole French, Chiltepec Chinantec, Kashubian, Tedim Chin, Welsh D – Danish, Taita, German, Andaandi, Dongolawi, Dehu, Lower Sorbian, Jola-Fonyi E – Embu, Efik, Standard Estonian, English, Ese Ejja, Basque F – Faroese, Nobiin, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, Kven Finnish, French, Western Frisian, Friulian G – Gagauz, Alekano, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, West Central Oromo, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gilbertese, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Galician, Manx, Gooniyandi, Ga’anda, Swiss German, Wayuu, Gourmanchéma, Gusii H – Eastern Oromo, Haitian, Hawaiian, Northern Qiandong Miao, Hiligaynon, Southern Qiandong Miao, Hani, Caribbean Hindustani, Hopi, Croatian, Upper Sorbian, Hungarian, Huastec I – Iloko, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian J – Jamaican Creole English, Javanese, Japanese K – Kalaallisut, Kamba (Kenya), Makonde, Kabuverdianu, Kekchí, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Kalenjin, Kimbundu, Northern Kurdish, Mankanya, Kongo, Konzo, Kaonde, Karelian, Shambala, Kölsch, Kituba (DRC), Kuanyama L – Ladino, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Ladin, Lombard, Otuho, Lozi, Latgalian, Luxembourgish, Luba-Lulua, Ganda, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Standard Latvian M – Matsés, Meru, Mauritian Creole, Mandjak, Makhuwa-Meetto, Minangkabau, Mískito, Malagasy, Maltese, Mandinka, Mohawk, South Marquesan, Maori, North Marquesan, Creek, Murrinh-Patha, Mirandese, Kala Lagaw Ya, Ixcatlán Mazatec N – Naga Pidgin, Neapolitan, South Ndebele, North Ndebele, Ndonga, Low German, Central Nahuatl, Niuean, Ao Naga, Norwegian, Nomatsiguenga, Pedi, Nyanja, Nyankole O – Occitan, Orma, Oroqen P – Pampanga, Papiamento, Palauan, Picard, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Paluan, Piemontese, Polish, Pohnpeian, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Pipil, Ashéninka Perené Q – K'iche', Quechua R – Cook Islands Māori, Romansh, Romanian, Rotokas, Rundi, Istro Romanian, Macedo-Romanian, Rwa S – Sango, Samburu, Sangu (Tanzania), Sicilian, Scots, Sena, Seri, Shipibo-Conibo, Pite Sami, Ume Sami, Shawnee, Slovak, Slovenian, Southern Sami, Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Inari Sami, Samoan, Shona, Soninke, Somali, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sardinian, Saramaccan, Sranan Tongo, Swati, Sundanese, Maore Comorian, Congo Swahili, Swedish, Swahili, Silesian T – Tahitian, Atayal, Tetun Dili, Tetum, Tagalog, Tiv, Tokelau, Tsakhur, Talysh, Tonga (Zambia), Tonga (Tonga Islands), Papantla Totonac, Tok Pisin, Tswana, Tsonga, Purepecha, Muslim Tat, Turkmen, Tumbuka, Turkish, Tzeltal, Tzotzil U – Meriam Mir, Munsee, Northern Uzbek V – Venetian, Veps, Makhuwa, Võro W – Walser, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wik-Mungkan, Ho-Chunk, Walloon, Wallisian, Mwani, Wolof, Wiradjuri, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa X – Xhosa, Kenzi, Mattokki, Soga Y – Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Makwe, Yucateco Z – Zapotec, Ngazidja Comorian, Malaysian, Záparo, Standard Malay, Zulu, Zuni
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