Brush Script vs Lobster

Lobster was influenced by Brush Script — a connected display script in the signpainting tradition.

Type specimen — Brush Script (Casual script); shown in Pacifico (OFL)

Brush Script

An informal connected script that imitates quick, confident strokes of a paint or ink brush, full of swelling weight and a relaxed bounce. The 1942 ATF original defined the casual, hand-lettered look of mid-century advertising.

  • Swelling, tapering strokes mimicking a loaded brush
  • Connected letters on a bouncing, informal baseline
  • Rough, painterly terminal edges
  • Single-story, casual letterforms
  • Moderate slope with energetic, gestural rhythm
Full Brush Script guide →
Type specimen — Lobster (Display script); set in Lobster (OFL)

Lobster

A bold, connected display script from 2010 with retro signpainting flair, packed with contextual ligatures and alternates that mimic genuine hand-lettering. A free Google Font that became inescapable.

  • Bold, connected script on a bouncing baseline
  • Brush-like swelling stroke modulation
  • Extensive contextual alternates and ligatures
  • Generous swash capitals
  • Retro signpainting and chrome-lettering flavor
Full Lobster guide →

At a glance

Brush ScriptLobster
Era1942–present2010–present
DisciplineTypographyTypography
RegionUnited States, GlobalArgentina, Global
FamilyScriptDisplay
Formal traitsbrush, connected-script, slanted, casualconnected-script, brush, heavy-weight, display

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