Waltograph
{{short description|Freeware typeface based on the Walt Disney logo}}
{{Refimprove|date=March 2012}}
{{notability|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox font
| name = Waltograph
| image = Waltograph.svg
| style = Casual script
| creator = Justin Callaghan
| releasedate = 2000
| based_on = Disney logo
| aka = Walt Disney Script
| variations = Waltograph UI
}}
Waltograph is a freeware typeface based on the lettering of the Disney logo.
Description
Several versions exist, some under its original title of "Walt Disney Script". The typeface is not, as many assume, based on the actual handwriting of Walt Disney; rather, it is an extrapolation of the Walt Disney Company's corporate logotype, which was based on a stylized version of Walt Disney's autograph. First released in 2000, Walt Disney Script was continuously updated and eventually renamed Waltograph in 2004.
Reception
Although the project is unofficial and not affiliated with nor endorsed by The Walt Disney Company, it has been used by the company on occasions.{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2004 |title=You're a Character |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrg/1580135/ |via=Flickr}}
One writer remarked that "When Mickey Mouse sits down to tap out his memoirs, we bet the title page will be set in Waltograph."{{Cite web |title=Waltograph description, Fonts Downloads List By 30 Day Change |url=http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,158060-order,4/description.html |website=PCWorld |accessdate=2012-03-16 |archive-date=2013-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123043843/http://www.pcworld.com/article/232217/waltograph.html |url-status=dead }} Like the informal font Comic Sans, Waltograph gets rave reviews from many, but not all audiences.{{Cite web |title=Waltograph Font for Mac - User reviews and ratings - CNET Download.com |url=http://download.cnet.com/Waltograph-Font/3640-2190_4-10355416.html |accessdate=2012-03-17}}{{Cite web |title=Inviting Thoughts: Waltograph - Don't Do It! |url=http://noordinarydaydesign.blogspot.com/2011/07/waltograph-dont-do-it.html |accessdate=2012-03-16}}
References
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External links
- [http://mickeyavenue.com/fonts/waltograph/ Waltograph] at mickeyavenue.com
Category:Casual script typefaces
Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2000
Category:The Walt Disney Company
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