“Swanson” is the son of the swan. This doesn’t make a lot of sense to non-typedesigners so I need to explain. The late, great italian typedesigner Aldo Novarese designed around 1950 a typeface for Nebiolo that he called “Cigno” which means Swan. Cigno was one of Aldos rare ventures into the design of a script.
When I designed “Swanson” I had Cigno in my mind. But it turned out a much different typeface. I designed Swanson twins. Swanson One being the light elegantly floating Swan and Swanson Two the more accentuated heavier brother typeface. I like them both and since they are twins I did not want to split them up, I only sell the pair for a fair price.
Yours sincerely Gert Wiescher
