Gondola SD - Swash Police

Gondola SD - Swash by Steve Deffeyes is a free calligraphic display font with dramatic thick-thin strokes and broad, rounded letterforms. Its sweeping curves, tapered joins, and long flourishes recall ornate fashion lettering, yet the shapes retain a crisp, sculpted finish.

Luxury packaging is its strongest setting, especially for perfume, cosmetics, or confectionery where the exaggerated curves can become part of a product mark. The same theatrical construction also suits magazine covers, formal invitations, and cabaret posters, with the extended strokes echoing ribbons, borders, or other curved illustration details.

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Completed in August 2009. Includes plain and extra-swashy versions.