These fonts, all of them “didones” at heart, are vastly improved, though some characters are wince-inducing, sprouting over-the-top swashes in the currently popular manner. But, beginning with Parfait (2009–2010) and continuing with Breathe (2010) and Reina (2011), Sproviero began to show some maturation. They’re all the work of a neophyte, someone self-taught both at calligraphy and at font-making. Valeria Script (2008), Kalligrand (2008), Intima Script (2008), Oh Lara (2008–2009), Quijote Savage (2008–2009), and Mon Amour Script (2009) are all broad-pen influenced calligraphic scripts marked by clumsy letterforms and excessive swashes.
Sproviero’s earlier script types were, to be polite about it, unimpressive. This is surprising, given his previous track record. Maximiliano Sproviero, Erotica Designer Sproviero is poised to challenge Alejandro Paul as the reigning king of scripts.
The font family has already won an award from the Type Directors Club, which is where I encountered it-and him-earlier this year. Maximiliano Sproviero, a young Argentinean in his mid-20s, has done just that with the perfectly named Erotica from Lián Types. Ever since OpenType sparked an explosion in script typefaces, I’ve been waiting for someone to design a credible Spencerian script style font.
