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'''Waltograph''' is the name of a popular [[typeface]] based on [[Walt Disney]]'s handwriting. Several versions exist.
{{short description|Freeware typeface based on the Walt Disney logo}}
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{{Infobox font
| name = Waltograph
| image = Waltograph.svg
| style = [[Script typeface|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2004 |title=You're a Character |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrg/1580135/ |via=Flickr}}</ref>
 
One writer remarked that "When [[Mickey Mouse]] sits down to tap out his memoirs, we bet the title page will be set in Waltograph."<ref name="pcworld">{{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 }}</ref> Like the informal font [[Comic Sans]], Waltograph gets rave reviews from many, but not all audiences.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=2010-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602002744/http://download.cnet.com/Waltograph-Font/3640-2190_4-10355416.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
== 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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Waltograph
CategoryCasual script
Designer(s)Justin Callaghan
Date released2000
Design based onDisney logo
VariationsWaltograph UI
Also known asWalt Disney Script

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.[1]

One writer remarked that "When Mickey Mouse sits down to tap out his memoirs, we bet the title page will be set in Waltograph."[2] Like the informal font Comic Sans, Waltograph gets rave reviews from many, but not all audiences.[3]

References

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